Irritation Odes
Misery spots Catastrophe scaling
the garden wall. Misery dials M for ________, while Catastrophe
robocalls Fate. Misery swabs her nose and recites
her birthdate. It is possible to be crushed
by the wave, while holding open
the gate. Catastrophe rolls down
a window and coughs in Misery’s face.
Catastrophe says, “Go back to your nation.” Misery lives
in this place.
