Rose City
Turbulence in the filament or a leaflet
with your address on it
The buses are running
over the Morrison & up Salmon
Salmon scales & species shyness
in compost & high heels
A queen is still a queen
Post-royal hangups the new branding campaigns were geared toward sunsets & picnics
In the International Rose Test Garden
they breathe all at once
Leaves coated in powder-blue insect shit
a public service
See-through white petals the color of Noh drama
Everything is below
the Japanese gardens
A vascular system inhales wet signals
turn the corner & you’re there
A friend flicks alive a pink Bic
Not a rose
but a clove cigarette