31 May 2022

Last night of May. I am alone and alive, a scab among scrubs on the river, dark water, all thirsty for the salt and memory of ancient oil spills. I need time to scrape together stories, to skirt the big questions, to scratch, to squelch, a scrub, a bottomfeeder.

A fire hydrant is set loose on a city street at night, lit with golden street lamp. A man on a motorcycle rides past in a blur.

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