Irritation Odes

Misery spots Catastrophe scaling

the garden wall. Misery dials M for ________, while Catastrophe

robocalls Fate. Misery swabs her nose and recites

her birthdate. It is possible to be crushed

by the wave, while holding open

the gate. Catastrophe rolls down

a window and coughs in Misery’s face.

Catastrophe says, “Go back to your nation.” Misery lives

in this place.