in australia they call candy 'lollies'
and the water goes down in a different direction.
odd things. small changes in the familiar.
maybe the scorpions look strange, their stingers
hang at an exotic angle. the jellyfish illuminate
at atypical times. I don't know. I've never been
abroad. I don't like to leave my backyard.
I don't ask for help. but,
I'd like a lolly one day. maybe you can brave the scorpions
and jellyfish snag some foreign confection for your prisoner.
it would be a nice change from gruel.