Budaal

Budaal

an object play

for Erin Courtney

by Megan Murtha

Budaal:

I put my hairs up like a Chinese salad

that way all those little turtle babies know 

how to find me

Can’t imagine much use I’d be to em—

they know howta move already!

This here divider helps.

Keeps em out when I can’t stand em

all mussin’ me up

splotchin’ an stainin’

and I get shined up agin

for more cattywampus

Those turtle babies.

Love em to death but praise be the divider

take that out an the whole thing goes to pieces

Start multiplyin’ an seein’ quadruple

Won’t let me near them without a 

mandarin orange in hand

for the New Year

Try makenem anything but they are

they’ll be all over you too

On New Years come old thoughts

and none of em good for what 

those turtle babies need and what

they need is a good education