34 pint live pillapoy

He tells friends
how he makes a house feel different;
the plant pot fruit bowl,
the rabbit rug sheet,
the bunches of dying dandelions,
tin cans water jugs slowly making them Medus.

He shares all the new things he learns;
the lay line geography of Norwich
how to sleep instantly,
why a heart hurts,
that finding the right word
doesnt always matter,
what happens to 'if', when 'I' goes missing.

He tried to make them see
that the bleaching agents in bread would make them sick,
that their cream sofas would grow grey,
that the 4% light decrease since 1980
was something to worry about.

Long after he left,
Joe questioned strangers
do you know how to store secrets in your kidneys?
do you know how to find a home in a sorting sack?

He forgot the slow approach,
how to sneak up a heart
as if preparing a fruit salad for a party,
the knife just in to the satusuma seam
and then a quick
string bean peel
to reveal the 34 pint live pillapoy.