Pop

Erling Haaland is watching a bag of popcorn
rotating inside of a grubby microwave.
He likes the sound of the kernels popping.
POP. POP. POP.
Two minutes is one hour when you’re hungry.
POP. POP. POP.
But it could be a whole day for all he cares.
POP. POP. POP.

Carl Burkitt 2024

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