toikupu #23, 2026
fridge
here i stand again before
the open ‘frigerator door
wondering what i opened it for
(it’s beeping at me now as if
the egg has lost its yolk)
my memory i do deplore
i’m staring at the kitchen floor
and from the street i hear a roar!
(the fridge is running, as you can see,
away from that old joke)
Rauhina Kohuwai-Banks
23/4/2026, Ōtepoti: toikupu #23