–Pipalyatjara (APY Lands)
red dust creates a henna effect in your silver hair

as we drive into the centre of town on sunset

past the ice cream truck mr whippied over a ghost sign for fire

the mirage is like a recurring dream

that after raising a child my ex-partner from aeons ago

decides there’s enough life left for a superannuated rekindling

yet I can’t shake the feeling I’m trespassing

and wake to realise that you’re sleeping beside me

otherworldly as that bisexual star of Liquid Sky

last night my boss decided to pull on the belt loops

of my jeans as a come on which I appreciated

after a particularly desultory performance review

discharging wish fulfilment in my sleep

writing pink slips for maverick abandonment