naomi is
a wind piano melodica
seesawing up and down
with jeff mangum's
breathless baritone.
some hand-rolled
sandalwood incense
from mumbai.
a cult leader
with droves of followers
dressed in pink and sneakers.
a trout that brushed up
against your little piggies
while you were swimming
in a high mountain lake.
a taxidermy mount
with marble eyes
and wooden bones.
a bottle cap pounded
into a rolltop desk
with silver nail and hammer.
a bag of soft chew licorice
from ingleburn australia,
new south wales.
an old man
who saved a young man
from bungee jumping
sans-bungee.
a leather booth
in an old roadside diner
with a splintered cobweb face.
a postcard the mailman
reads between houses
on his repetitive route.
a mango pit
planted in the backyard
by someone hoping
that she'll visit again.
- © Nicholas Barnes 2022
Nicholas Barnes earned a Bachelor of Arts in English at Southern Oregon University. He is currently working as an editor in Portland, and enjoys music, museums, movie theaters, and rain. His least favorite season is summer. His favorite soda is RC Cola.
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