Issue #96

Five minutes after
We plucked the fine cactus quills
From her fingers with

A piece of tape - she
Squeezed the succulent again.
Curiosity

Too strong or the cure
Simple enough? When asked are
We there yet - honest

Answer depends on
Definition of there, but
When they reply - what

Is time - I feel like
I’ve swallowed awe and coughed up
Cockatiel feathers.

If for a second
You understand what it means
To be a father -

Draw what rain smells like
And tell the stranger (yourself)
To ask more questions.

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