Crispin Best
they are building a building
they are building a building
is it still called brunch if i am alone
in my dream
i found out that my dad
was a wheelie bin
and i hugged the wheelie bin
and my mum said
"not that wheelie bin"
but i stayed hugging it
i have been thinking
about the time the universe
was the size of a cantaloupe
oh my
there are things i have
been confused about
there are things about which
i have been confused
when i asked if things are serious
with your new boyfriend
did you say you are just dating
or gestating
i am scared
i wish for you pancakes
bells
a wicker fence
a cat bewildered
bells in the distance
a cat in heat trying
to flirt with a wicker fence
i wish for you bells
i have crushed cans
while thinking of you
i have also cradled
a croissant
like a baby
so
i wish for you sirens going off like milk
i wish for you the evening
foxes sneezing in the streets below
the night
i wish for you butterflies in the airport
i have been thinking of the universe
it never gets older when i read how old it is
the sun paints me brightly
polishes the daymoon
above my head
oh my
i wish for you a warm balcony
faroff planes made big by sunset
to own at least one loveseat in your lifetime
i wish for you a bird screaming on a church roof
while you are trying to sleep
dusk is a good word to say during dusk
i wish for you
my heart is beating like a whisk
i wish for you birds
to find an uninflated balloon in your pocket
i wish for you the perfect banana
bluebirds for you
birds
a person waving down from the fifteenth floor excited
cows
birds
cows
i have been thinking about the universe
even distant fireworks
make me think of the people who lit them
i can’t help it
the builders are building a building
i am scared
i will be honest
the animal does not understand
that you are photographing him
i wish for you the ocean when you least
expect it
fast running is good
i wish i could do it
