Sonnet 5 | The events in a single literary day

(Written October 21, 2016)

1. Lotus-eaters on Instagram.
2. Ampersands in restaurant names.
3. Indicators at traffic roundabouts.
4. The events in a single literary day.
5. The nostalgia of Christmas beetles.
6. A touch of Google Translate between friends.
7. A lock of hair affixed.
8. Cheap wine & chopsticks
9. Too much feeling all around.
10. The scramble to reach higher ground.
11. A sleeping totem above my head.
12. Imitators under my bed.
13. Speaking a far more dangerous dialect.
14. Say with your mouth what is in your heart.