Bad dreams ignored
lit raindrops on windows of the midnight bus
then a footstep behind you
like the girl on a Sydney beach
who picked up a tiny blue-ringed octopus
most dangerous creature in the sea
for a selfie. It rested in the cup of her hand
one small jelly spider
two legs folded under
as if it were on its knees praying.
From Watershed (Hazel Press, 2023)
