The Expensive Park

I step into this expensive park

Breadcrumbs cover the ground
foot
steps crackle

Oreo crumbs follow

soft and reassuring underfoot

Fried seaweed coats the ground

carrying the scent of the East Sea

Sore legs and a flat stomach

know better

Deep inside the park
a floating sealed capsule lies hidden

Pitch black, two orange points of light

sway, sway

my ears grow seasick
my vision slips into hallucination

slender eucalyptus leaves

like blade spin and fall

A broken iron gate
suddenly lets out

a creaking grinding sound

A woman in purple passes by
and smiles at me
She rode the capsule too, once

Only her two dogs understand
every adult who climbs aboard

tries to reconnect with who they were

This expensive park can
fullfill no dreams
except temptation

2026.01.09