Untitled by Gabriella Garofalo
Sorry to bug you again, you know I’m a PITA, Got some leftovers of light for us, God? It’s Whitsun today - OK, it doesn’t show, but I can’t blame you Can I, only I sorry need blue blankets, It’s May’s fault, he’s running amok To breed cold lights, coughs, Wild skies, our only option On the outskirts of a light we die for, On the fringes of a light where we snuggle up Nonchalant to heartburn and trinkets - Know what, God, sometimes our souls Are sort of lawns suburban matrons In slippers and bikinis trample - See how the smashed cows stumble - Or maybe it’s warriors in chukka boots Who trample, leave pitch black prints, Oh, and toddlers running riot on trikes, Toys anywhere, alien contraptions all over To bite and bruise, nope, I kid you not - Green? Maybe a lovely veneer, But lilac and periwinkle went AWOL Or lost in action - Ancient stones are hissing They spotted them hidden in ladies’ hair, Or so they sigh in a disturbance of colours, McDonald's ba...