Drifting through... with Matt Nõmme

And another kid crosses the county lines

the kids near here whizz

with the fizz

of electric bikes,

crossing county lines

delivering grass,

sherbet ,

panda pops,

dropping off packages

                             which adults are too scared to,

delivering things you can’t find in the local shop.

delivering things that help a woman in a damp, Welsh, inner-city estate forget about the sound of the water drumming her warped, mossy roof.

delivering things that teenagers huff, before puffing up their chests to fresh music in rotting parks.

delivering things that pensioners want you hung for using, before oiling arthritic hinges with lukewarm whiskey.

delivering nectar so sweet, a man can ignore the tragedy of the balaclava wrapped, cherub-faced delivery driver facing him,

                             when tragedy drops off a ticket

                                                                          for a trip out of this town.

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