Magpie Tales, and Real Toads: Hoppek's "Ever"

Boris Hoppek "Ever"

in parts of China,
as in Japan,
housing space has become scarce—
homes
and beds
are becoming
smaller
and smaller—
with
some beds requiring seatbelts
to protect the sleeper

Posted for Willow at

The Mag 101

(formerly Magpie Tales)

and Kerry at

Open Link Monday

for the writers' group Imaginary Garden with Real Toads