BEHIND NESTS SO FAR

The crush letters; the compost for
the rotten garden that will never grow.
The iron gate calls and the seagull falls
of the tongue and into the cheek.
The paint fumes linger like the stains
left over from last nights guests.
Thick nests stick to varicose trees
behind the tattered plastic bags,
while the white chalk scrapes
on slates for a life time so far.

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