Fake Interview

for Liz Hildreth


I was going to bring lilacs,
but I forgot. Don't ask.
I'm not afraid of any monsters,
just seahorses, and there is
no story from my childhood
to explain this. Where
do I see myself in five years?
The opposite of where I am
today. In other words,
not on an island.
Seriously, Liz, I'm swimming,
and it's frightening outside.