yesyesyesyes
I nearly called you back,
I googled where your office was,
imagined marching over, imagined –
No.
Goodlord
you have no idea, Ava,
who I am –
this rage
this cool
cool rage
I
have
I
had
my
evening
dress,
a captain’s hat
a captain’s hat
a captain’s hat
a captain’s
deep
bass light dimming strobe ceiling low
jump glass warm alcohol sweetening
wood sticky wet towel laughter
skin tightening brain thinned knee rising
blood-impact ring imprint
tooth yesyesyesyesyes
Goodgirl Goodgirl fuck you, Ava.
Three things – lead up to this – to that –
a royal wedding.
Some information.
A bad encounter.
See, Ava, I was staying with my cousin still,
when that auspicious royal news came in.
I bet you love them, I bet you fucking do,
commemorative mug,
tiny procession on your big TV.
yesyesyes
