Efflorescence
I do not regularly steal merchandise
But when I walk into Lowe’s, I undergo
metamorphosis. I have stolen mostly pipe fittings, Copper
first by mistake, then PVC
by intention. It is good to steal
from Lowe’s. It is rebellion, revolt
against fluorescent uniformity, against
the potting soil next to the Raid,
scraped from the tops of meadows
before sticks are tilted up and stuck
with stone veneer, which is not stone
but plastic mixed with cement, and it smells
a lot like Lowe’s. In the veneer is a hollow door
