domingo, 25 de maio de 2025

Everyone is invited

 The party included all
None excluded so pariahs arrived
gossipy susan showed up
with the person she'd talk about

Red touched with pink and orange
was the insistant color of the brickwork
The streets were strewn with material
inhabitants hadn't decided ownership of

barbecue coal begged for fire
became ember and left in the ether
Drops of fat landing sizzling and ascending in flame
Rumours met confirmation and denial

Extroverts voice boxes and gestures honed
Flattered and taunted in milky proportions
trying to balance the mood of a group
slowly walking into inebriation

Afternoon overcast sky
wandering into night not in a rush
Laughter and throat cancer
Ridicule and the smell of burning meat

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