“ALYOM…AKU…DEJAJ!!!”
On days they were having chicken
and the perimeter was insecure
I would repeat this
navigating their
perforated compound
in a red white and blue
Chevy LUV police truck
with the PA cranked
and wheels spitting gravel
in a high-speed drift.
perforated compound
in a red white and blue
Chevy LUV police truck
with the PA cranked
and wheels spitting gravel
in a high-speed drift.
“ALYOM…AKU…DEJAJ!!!”
“TODAY…WE ARE
HAVING… CHICKEN!!!”
They gave thanks
through the sand
in their teeth
I didn’t know the word
for mystery.