Lost Ticket: Bladderwracky by Sam Tempest

Bladderwracky

bear’s a sucker for controlled rot

up turn and watch the bubbles pop

bladderwrack jabberwock

one day-

no no, hold off on memory

who can stand another burping?

too wet for the turnstile

too soft for the teeth

paper tastes like paper

even with a low ph

so pickle up a snicker-snack

one to maybe pick her back

jabberwocky bladderwrack

one day I’ll pickle me

with oak leaves and mustard seed

to maintain rigidity.

TURNSTILE

ROT

Words by Sam Tempest

Edited by Eleanor Rogers