mmmxciv

WHIPLASH, or

don’t drive the rental all the way
to arkansas if you have yet to
read the fine print

morning and the friggin’ hybrid’s
busted. i left the blesséd head for some
hummingbird. the sugared feeders
less reddish in the morningness.
i swings next to them. nobody flies away.
sweltered porch with a little fruit
in the distance. a little peaches tree
and the birds loves it. this lesson’s
almost over. driving over the river
and into the state. how to know
if yours is the first prius ever to
arrive in fort smith. the tiny blooms
or the big red feeders. the bloomer’s
busted. the bloomin’ bloomers.
busted.