Broccoli. Egg fried rice.
Orange squash. Boiled rice.
The smell of freshly cut grass.
Mushroom fried rice.

He’s listing the things he likes
most “in the whole entire world”.
She’s looking at him like he’s not there
scrolling on her phone under the pub table.

He’s looking at her like she is
broccoli. Egg fried rice.
Orange squash. Boiled rice.
The smell of freshly cut grass.
Mushroom fried rice.

Carl Burkitt 2026