Originally published in Voiceworks Issue #114 Slug
Pup churns up knuckly crunch,
numbskulls thumbs up.
Nuns bluffed
by 5 gum chuff.
Church: cut. Mum?
Hung up.
Full brunt surf crust!
Sun’s grumbly buzz, blurry ruckus pumps by lunch. BMX run ups mucus flung at trucks.
Hustle us! Windows up? Pffft
dumb fuck.
Curly fuzz uncut. Untucks, struts,
dunks—dumb luck. Sculls rum, dry
bud crumbs. Clumsy buzz.
Chucks up…
Mum turns up. Run!
Dusk comes. TV’s hushed
over grub: ‘Unruly teens
clutch slum’s guns!’
Grimshaw new haircut.
'Surf club funds cut.'
Curtains shut, headphones
unplugged.
Midnight eye gunk rubbed.
‘Drug cult cuffed.’
‘But Pup...’ Mum juts. ‘Hurtful fun’s dumb, s’nuff drunk stunts...’
Murmurs ‘um,’ puffs butt lungs. ‘Sulk much?’ Mum’s fury huffs!
Pup bucks.
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