I can untangle lines

So

they think my brother’s cute

just because he wears a pink singlet

and board shorts that look like a mouldy fruit salad

and blonde hair that sticks up

and long brown legs

and goes to high school

I’ve got old footy shorts

a new fishing rod

a red plastic bucket

with cockles

and a rag

with a knife in it

and I can untangle lines

all by myself.

Jo Chesher