Jackson

In neon. Sodium,
electrons, gates, bricks
in each wall, outlet, store,
supermarket, chemist, cafe, tomato
taste on the tongue, tiles, bright
lighting, nonslip floor, theft-
resistant toilet
paper, sanitary disposal
unit, fluids, chemicals, network
of pipes, cables, denizens, their neurons,
teeth, hearts, blood
silent under body
jewellery, belts, shirts, temporary
tattoos, symbols, signs … Save
the Orangutan. Car
Boot Sale. School
Open Day. Mother
waiting for children, hair
of her children, skin
of her baby, new,
swaddled & slung, cells
from her left breast, milk
from her right. The face at her waist.
The eyes in the mirror. The hands
of the chiropractor, stretching, tweaking.