Poland

What it’s like living in Poland

Here’s what it’s like: let’s say
That you just finished
Helping feed the calves
Bringing back the obese cows
From a field just
Down the rocky road

So you hop on your rusty
Bike propped up against the stable door
And pedal toward
The small town
Passing everyone
Knowing everyone
Greeting everyone
With a simple nod

You arrive at the shop
Forehead glistening with sweat
Once inside,
You slide open the thick
Plastic door to reveal a
Display of ice-cream
You pluck one from the pile
And give in your 0.14zł

You ride back
To your farmhouse
And sit in the field
Letting the mosquitoes bite you
Eating your already melted ice-cream
Staring at the sky
And inhaling the deep aroma
Of Poland