OSCAR D'ARTOIS
there are over 50 miles of beach
on this island
according to the online advertisements
although what you can’t see from the pictures
is that they’re actually made of little pebbles
not sand
nevermind, at least it is still
warm enough to swim
even if we are the only people here to do so
of the 27 species of snake that are native to the area
only 3 varieties are poisonous
& none of them are deadly
so don’t worry
although what would we even do
if one of us got in trouble really
to avoid thinking about that
let’s make a schedule:
every day
we’ll write til 4
go swimming for a bit, rinse off
& then we’ll have a snack & drink
i miss the dog
why couldn’t he come again?
do you think you can get
benzos over the counter at the pharmacy
in this country?
how do you say xanax in croatian?
some people we barely know break up
you try to act like this does not upset you
but you hate it when people we know break up
a feature i either find
infuriating or endearing
tell me
how come there are so many layers in puff pastry
when it is just one sheet of pastry
& do you ever wonder if we just
made each other up
so we could travel & be free
& why aren’t there any dolphins here
or sea turtles for that matter
i’ve swum next to a sea turtle, you know
it’s raining today
i’m translating clickbait for buzzfeed by the window
man their pay rate sucks
