I acquired some spirit of misanthropy
–misunderstanding
Monotony and glum of Mississauga
Spell it out for me, baby–
I couldn’t
Red-dot bugs
And funny spiders
–crawling
On linoleum of
A fluorescent pool
Swimming and speaking of
a hotter future and glamour and
Grown-up girls with push-up bras
Where a wound in expectation
And
Appreciation of innocence
We viciously swam
–hunting
Hot and forged in errant
Did I walk away when the beat
–falling
To the floor, a girl sucker punched
Down into the pool
–Little Ryan punched Lauren
But I still swung at the piñata blindfolded with a bat
A skinny boy demonstrated
That he could protrude his vertebrae
And still skim the floor for fallen piñata candy
With ease
Fat and funny, I let them be
–searching
The empty party for more ice cream cake
And a sad girl dangling her feet in the pool with
A bloody nose
Adults
–lingering
at her side
“What happened?”
Happy Birthday
They sighed
Click here to read more poems on mental wellness.
