Insomnia
A midnight truck shakesthe clock awake. I remembermy father opening the door
to my head, a lullaby on the pianotying this memory to kindness.These days,...
We Have Gotten So Good At Dying
A sad memento is sad so long
as it’s
the officiant of girlhood—the body its own
disengaged worship. How to chronicle...
Cicada Summer
Like cicadas, I just want to cry and cry too:
through the whole month of June, I unleashed
gnarls of heartache from my throat
until the...
Scientists Determine Time Perception Varies Between Animals
Start with a flashing light, electrodes—and measure how quickly perceptionshifts the light solid—call it timescale: a finer mesh,a...
Show Me, Earth, Your Day
under your cerulean umbrella
with its silver-spoked
bluejay roads, open my eyes, Eos.
Earth of jazzy oceans scatting &
frolicking, daydreams frothy
as giggling clouds,...
The Kids Don’t Want Our Stuff
Throw away your antique chair, crushedvelvet cradling grandma’s slightskeleton like a pearl—Youbalanced carefullyon her ancient unbendingknees. Give awaythe bric-a-brac,...
