UNDERTALES for FENG SHUN CHEN
OKAY SO HERE
the coelacanth retreated
to the marianas trench,
the deepest bottom
of the sea, right. We got
to get to some non-shipping
part of the ocean is how it went.
Even then, we were causing
trouble, it was in our hands.
the origin of that retreat, hey --
where would it be
without us?
digging crates
of human treasure
EPIDURAL
so they pulled a putty turtle out of me
I wanted to say make it snappy pappy
but I was in no condition --
I thought it was fucking enormous
up inside me --
like being chased by a tail --
it got all my attention --
but when I got to see it post-ectomy
it was just a little putty turtle.
ROAST CHICKEN
it’s good to have
something funny
like broken leg
ha-ha-ha
to break the ice again
after they find out
and the fresh ice sets in.
my grip on how
to get a conversation
is furtive
LISTEN
you poop under the sheltering sky
and maybe it’s time to give
civilization a little credit
tools are very essential for mining
as they allow you to destroy blocks
faster and more efficiently.
(I GOT THIS) DRINKING THING
when I came to
the glass of coke
had sat out so long
it looked like tea
and I took a pull
expecting tea
and getting
watery coke,
the shocks through which we love