Days Like This

shy milk teeth pressing into fleshy orange, fat droplets hit the lino while you stand, five feet four in one sock, squinting out the window at the melting sun, rays bleeding red through fly wire. The breeze carrying the back door swinging hitting lemon tree rust - girl you’re a vision in blue denim overalls,

whistling a tune lips puckered on a note, you’re a goddess doing nothing

but spreading butter on toast for tea - thinkin about that time you watched a stray dog safely cross the road and how your heart stopped and how your heart sang cause you care, you care.

there’s a flower in a vase next to you from your man, he’s thinkin of you too

neighbours barking

         street cars shuddering

                    fragile songbirds sing

you're enveloped in a womb of noise while you stand, tanned and ready

orange peel ceramic plate, bread crumb fingers you're ready

to accept the world

rays of light bleeding red through

fly wire, you

you know how to love.