Superintendent Flowers

patrols the public gardens
looking hard
but soft
no drooping
no pests
Gentlemen
may remove their jackets
Ladies
are closed
due to vandalism


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His name was Wal from Sweden
who used to work the trawlers
but now works weedkiller
with a mask and a jacket
oilskin yellow

He had a dream
but he can't remember
– maybe to go home


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the room is full of dark collective
any moment
you will run
all of you
not those 2
masters
they'll sit
– so you breathe
fall in love



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