Hedgehog Cactus
Dry shift waiting tables. Gaunt, alleged
lucky. Cursed oaf wrote a tall list, 999
edicts, highlighter mark midway. You
tackle your assignments, formidable
agenda, feeling maltreated. You’re
highly capable. A graceful powerhouse.
Flesh, blood, sparkle. You live, you dazzle.
A hard pattern emerges. Pain, brick wall,
lockdown. Kettle vultures waiting. They
apply pressure, you aren’t frightened. You
adopt a showrunner role. Arrange, film,
edit. Curveballs scamper, crooked targets.
You hit, you hit, you don’t. Without ugly
there is no story. Click calm, you’re
tending your garden. Sun rays float
lightweight. You match them carefully.
Moment looking back, some items are
impossible. You won’t let a failure take
your utopia. The trouble that you comb
will disentangle. Climbing your pile, being
here, attaining.