May 2023

What we did to the earth, we did to our daughters

one after the other.

What we did to the trees, we did to our elders...

until there were none left

and we had to breed them

in captivity. Nature continued

to re-evolve its crab. Possum...

Dogs barking do you hear me do you hear me yes I do

the abridged version, sun having shone all day on their chains.

Late-lunch squirrels lathing loquats

with their buck front teeth and carrots...