Monthly Archives: November 2014

AFTER RECEIVING HARSH FEEDBACK

22nd
Nov. × ’14

At the end of the day
when the world is drowning
in lists undone
my mind cannot contain more
than concrete steps
and I want to be a mason
where things get done
and buildings stand up
I want to be a mathematician
where proofs make sense
I want to be a gymnast
who sticks the landing
I want to skate a routine
to a song
I want to [...]

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VISITING FRIENDS OUTSIDE THE CITY

11th
Nov. × ’14

“What we play is life” – Louis Armstrong
As if I moved countries
I sit by a river
bubbling quietly by a bookstore
balking at the lacking sounds
assigning significance
like a programmed robot
“Rivers matter”
a green check pops up
a boost in a video game
acclimating to calm
Why try to make sense of more
than soft music
in a New England bookstore?
Steam is complex enough
and [...]

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