i.
a sinkhole swallows a turtle
the length of a poetry book
so you find a spade and dig
/ there’s water and the water
makes the hole wider
/ still can’t see the poor thing
so deeper and harder you dig
until you hit the shell
/ this narrative is about
a rogue walnut and a boat
ii.
/ walking after the storm you
listen to merry-go-round trills
inside the multi-level parking garage
/ you are now less despondent
and carry on as if changed
iii.
/ the man said Look at the cows
run as he holds a video camera
/ please imagine a fence
and this head
and this head pressing close
iv.
/ instead of questioning him
please pity the lone cryptid
/ once you provide it a name
encourage yourself
to travel somewhere foreign