Apr 2022
i recall this as a child
i tried to jar smoke
the plan was to release it later as a prank
wowing friends with magician skill
i got only a stale smoke smell
at the back of my throat
and a collection of poisonous condensation droplets
which leads me to a further recollection
involving a jar
i tried to preserve a dead duckling egg
in a jar of river water
even sealed it puffed gases
ants became attracted
inside the jar sticky decay betrayed
this then popped into my mind
i'd fill a green jar with liquid soap
give it a shake and stare deeply
i thought it might conjure clues
of my grown man fortune
my parents discovered the jar by my bed
they threw it away
and called me wasteful
.
i tried to jar smoke
the plan was to release it later as a prank
wowing friends with magician skill
i got only a stale smoke smell
at the back of my throat
and a collection of poisonous condensation droplets
which leads me to a further recollection
involving a jar
i tried to preserve a dead duckling egg
in a jar of river water
even sealed it puffed gases
ants became attracted
inside the jar sticky decay betrayed
this then popped into my mind
i'd fill a green jar with liquid soap
give it a shake and stare deeply
i thought it might conjure clues
of my grown man fortune
my parents discovered the jar by my bed
they threw it away
and called me wasteful
.
