bleaching the great barrier reef, painting our house light blue

i message Nurul
“did you hear about the great barrier reef?”
“yeah, it’s fucked.”
               we continue talking about inane things
               it’s easier than talking about a lack
               of oxygen or the whiteness of reef
on our postcards in seventy plus years.

i want to hide Nurul from cities that
are cold & find
                              a house that is full of colors & full
               of us drinking wine (red),
               even at two in the afternoon

watching daytime television as our skins
slowly age.


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Erin Taylor has a lot of emotions. They make up the chapbook OOOO (Bottlecap Press 2016). Her emotions have appeared recently in Potluck Mag, Inferior Planets, Wu-Wei Fashion Mag, + others. They're forthcoming in numerous publications & always at amarettoandslayin.tumblr.com