children on bicycles
imitate cars
with their mouths
a dog barks
a man barks back
the police are called
two government agents
show up at the door
wearing macaroni jewellery
the premier declares the carbon tax impractical
everything
is made of carbon
a raccoon tears
into a bottle of
orange powerade
a waitress asks a bachelor
are you one person
or two?
just as the dentist puts me under
i spy a poppy seed
between his teeth
you wake up to find white bandages
where your opposable thumbs
once stood
trust me son,
he says,
this will be better for both of us
Ben Robinson's recent poems include the tale of a man who finds himself lodged in his condominium’s garbage chute, as well as an account of the Christian God’s foray into Spanish lessons. In 2019, The Blasted Tree will publish his chapbook, The Sims in Real Life. He has only ever lived in Hamilton, ON.
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