chapter 17, when you burn your garbage

the people i might need to tell
are far and away
this is how you can reach them
in the night, morning really
between 2 and 4am
sshh be silent
take into account the season
and how the moon hangs
then send out the calling
offering these things

1. one six pack of Guinness
2. a bottle of rum
3. spanish thyme from Jemma’s yard
4. 6 ounces of smoked fish
5. 2 sprays of Versace’s The Dreamer”
6. a bag of water
7. the will to live
8. the ability to crawl
9.. the song whispered to you on the mourning ground

you wonder how you ever returned
you wonder really if you ever did