Leonardo da Vinci wrote a list
of things he wanted to know:
the cause of tickling
the tongue of the woodpecker ...
‘Values’ by Basil Eliades
We have velvet theories
about boys becoming men,
the mysteries of plumbing ...
‘the house of water’ by Alana Kelsall
I crumple the sea in my dreams wake
to the shallow pool of my head
I should go North lose weight catch up
with the other divers hear words slip jelly-like ...
‘Self Esteem?’ by Sigourney Young
Do my ears look big in this?
You’d tell me if they did,
Right?
Cause my forearm clashes with my pants. ...