Rush

Anjali is very competitive

chafes at second placing

i pretend she’s the reason

i’m pumping my paddle

past mid-life muscle ache

but i fear the photo gives my fight away

 

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Ubud

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When Sheila visited in 1984
Spirits and dark dogs spooked
She’d bring a torch for when the power outed
We don’t need the torches these days
The dogs feed off tourist scraps
But I’m still laying no bets against resident deities