dear Larissa’s mom, 
27 is not 30 

she’s still a kid
kid kid as am I I 

I’m no longer 
returning to 

the scenes of 
my own crime 

sprees are 
trendy right now 

as are 
polymita picta 

because I too am 
a colorful mollusk 

whose defense 
mechanism is 

evading her 
predators by 

confusing them
did you know 

some species of snails 
stab their potential 

mates to show them 
they want them 

love darts fired 
aimlessly as contact 

shots dit 
is geen supermoon

it’s a temporary 
free state

of everythingcore & 
intellectual stimulation

are you in?
for a date with me

who says you need 
just one 

goalkeeper guarding
my suspension 

is showing itself as 
sleeping or shenanigans? 

or being prominent
as self protection

is the first thing 
I’d do even

if it leads 
to becoming 

a collector’s item 
there’s a tiny flame 

inside my tummy
that’s dancing to 

The Talking Heads
this morning 

I let time dry like 
paint on the wall 

you know 
try as I 

might, I will 
never calm down