happy new random celebration.

when those Chinese fireworks "go off" 

underneath my apartment window

in the middle of the street

witnessed by strings of oriental food

spring up stalls,

and joyful terrible neighbours,

for no reason on this earth

whatsoever

AND on a weekday;

my skin blanches a dirty yellow,

you know, the kind that keeps

the coward sailor

Afloatin',

my heart flips and hides in my tummy

pumping like the panting dog

of summer 

and saliva is dribbling

down my chin

double time

and i twitch and wink

at the raving flashes

that mock the dark wall

of my bedroom

my skin is trembling

like a belly dancer's

and my eyes 

PLOP

out onto the floor

so i'll grope for my vision balls 

and shake my fist 

at you

firework boys!!