John Tyson
Value Village
for Stacy
fadedfound tangerine
work shirt
unwashedhanging on resale shop rack
unwashed reeking ex-lover’s fruit
tangerine found unwashed hangingfading
we shed our skin after death
like lovers before a bath
fuck work strugglefound ex lover’s returned work shirt tangerine!
faded
fading?
Fadedreturned to the scene of a crime
found tangerine work shirt hangin
unwashed reeking of a sailor’s mattress
mistrust hanging on a resale shop rack reeking
unwashed reeking ex lover’s faded fruit hung.Fading?
faded tangerine work shirt found hanging on a resale shop rack
reeking?
softly unwashed pockets
unkempt secrets
arabesque twist left wafting.