the 1st of feb

Head contrary

on the 1st of February

as impending Candlemas

hangs thick in the air

just like congealed school custard

sans the upper skin layer

white rabbits - white rabbits

or a pair of mountain hares?

Beyond the edgelands of January

into the rugged vast of where?

Fuck knows - early days again

no wings but whims & a prayer

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dark nature?

My other magpie

is actually a weapon,

& my other cuddly kitten

is bursting with venom

My other amoeba 

is fucking humongous,

my other symbiotic best mate

is a parasitic fungus

My other dear seal pup

craves human flesh,

& my other elephant

fearlessly stamps on mice

my other, my other

but not me

I’m nice

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