Lunchtime

at lunch

thai chilis in white cellophane

handed out

simple tingles

sitting red in each palm

we watch scary kids smoke

this is our thing

in science class

the eye structure of the great horned owl

was not spicy

did you ever eat hot peppers in junior high?

Gmails

Early morning,

find me waiting with three gmails open,

fridge expectations unspoiled by opening or closing,

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