SECRET CITY

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Maddened, disabled by a city’s sandstorm of demands                
to spend, earn, move on, the Burmese Romeo                    
avoids pavement, cops, and sellers, craves
pearls of mangosteen, elephant ear pillows.                            
On Sundays sneaks a schoolgirl into the Government House                
Gardens, his sweater on soil, remains in her eyes                
as he pulls out, feeds her stolen bush tucker. They check                
for cameras, fix hair, chuck rubber to street trash.    
Monuments, memories to mice and popcorn, young lovers            
with no where to go, also fuck in the front row                         
beneath seats blanketed by the flicker of Hebrew                     
landscapes, waves of French muffling moans.        
Fresh lust beyond concrete dust always finds            
the python and Eve, the moisture of private jungles.




Jake Dennis @PoetOfJazz Burmese-Australian entertainer published in Chrysanthemum Germany, Enchanted Garden Romania, Wales Haiku Journal, SUSPECT & Under the Bashō USA, Kokako NZ, Perks of Being Dumped Singapore, Australia’s Mekong Review, Seagift, Westerly. 2023 Awards: WAPI Micro-Residency, Red Room Poetry #30in30, Queensland Poetry mentorship. Follow JD: YouTube, FB, www.PoetOfJazz.com