disaster preparation ds maolalai
you left
your backpack here.
of course I'd snoop.
and of course;
nothing there
but a few dvds
you thought we'd watch,
a change of clothes
and some tampons
because you think
negatively.
the frank reverse
of my place; I don't
much watch
dvds, and in advance
of you coming over
the condom packet
was under my pillow
in easy reach.
we should put together
an earthquake survival kit. you can
take it on
to remember the batteries,
the water supply, the blankets
and long lasting food. and I'll put in
the music of blackbirds
and a little ice-cream
for desert.
and condoms.
you can put in
a long distance radio
and multi-vitamins. a first aid
box with antibiotics.
I'm sure
we'll both remember
that we need
a comfortable bed.
your backpack here.
of course I'd snoop.
and of course;
nothing there
but a few dvds
you thought we'd watch,
a change of clothes
and some tampons
because you think
negatively.
the frank reverse
of my place; I don't
much watch
dvds, and in advance
of you coming over
the condom packet
was under my pillow
in easy reach.
we should put together
an earthquake survival kit. you can
take it on
to remember the batteries,
the water supply, the blankets
and long lasting food. and I'll put in
the music of blackbirds
and a little ice-cream
for desert.
and condoms.
you can put in
a long distance radio
and multi-vitamins. a first aid
box with antibiotics.
I'm sure
we'll both remember
that we need
a comfortable bed.
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DS Maolalai is a poet from Ireland who has been writing and publishing poetry for almost 10 years. His first collection, Love is Breaking Plates in the Garden, was published in 2016 by the Encircle Press, and he has a second collection forthcoming from Turas Press in 2019. He has been nominated for Best of the Web and twice for the Pushcart Prize.