April Ross


Where are we going

To the desert

I do not like deserts

Then I will take you

To a waterfall

My mother liked waterfalls

Especially this waterfall

I do not like waterfalls

As they scare me

They remind me of avalanches

What are you holding

I have wrapped it in lime tissue paper

Is it a present for me

Is your name April Ross

Yes

What is it

Open the parcel

Just tell me

Underwear

I have bought you underwear

I do not wear underwear

You should be aware of that

Then please keep the tissue paper

Lime green is your favourite colour

If I had a lime green cotton shirt

Then I would love

My lime green cotton shirt

But lime green tissue paper

Leaves me quite cold

It means nothing to me

What are you doing

Stopping the car

Why

Because I want you to get out

Where are we

You tell me

Please do not abandon me

I hate being alone

It is so dark

I hate the dark

What is that on the back seat

It is wrapped in pink tissue paper

I told you that I do not like underwear

It is not underwear

Then what is it

Touch the parcel

No

Then I request that you leave the car

It is soft and feels wet and cold

What is it

A squid

Why a squid

Just in case you get hungry

In these dark woods

How many times have I got to tell you

That I only fuck what I cannot eat

There is something very perverse about you

April Ross

Please stand clear of the door

As I am about to drive off

Where are my shoes

That is not a question

I can answer

Where are my shoes

You left them on a train

That is not an answer