For M

By: Hollis Johnson, Erik & orchids, 2017

i don’t

want you

to be

nervous. maybe

thinking of

a walrus

would help.

Have you

seen the

video of

the penguin

accidentally stepping

on a

sleeping walrus ?

it thought

it was

a rock

The walrus

wakes up

like what

the fuck

and the

penguin scurries

off like

oh shit.

Sometime it’s

funny watching

a surprise

happen, and

not just

funny but

kind of

amazing- like,

you never

really know

what’s what

when it

comes to

this planet.

Then again

when it’s

you getting

surprised, that’s

different. Especially for tender

ones like

us. What

are we

supposed to

do ? It’s

bad for

our hearts

you know.

I hope

you won’t

need pills

like I

do. I

think I

get so

scared because

i’m greedy-

I want

to hold

onto everything

the world

wants to

take it

away. what

the fuck.

the number

of hours

we have

together is

actually not

that large.

Please linger

near the

door uncomfortably

instead of

just leaving.

please forget

your scarf

in my

life and

come back

later for

it.

LAX.

Agosto 15, 2021

8:10 am