::  lists  ::

genres
not-genres

survival
surveillance

 

::   lists  ::

bath salts
meds
nail stuff
grapefruit juice
keys
protein
tequila
other keys
gin
grapefruit juice
other other keys
hair

 

::   lists   ::

things i won’t be answering:
emails
voice mails
really any mail without a stamp
phone calls
call outs
call ins
ungrounded theories
anything that begins “can i touch...”

 

::  states  ::

potentially
pointless

surveillance
survival

 

::  states  ::

selfish
she invites
all the curses
(no curse for you!)

 

::  states  ::

how are we all so busy now
again

 

::  lists  ::

my name
the way my name
is said

 

yawn

Copyright © 2021 by Samiya Bashir. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on July 2, 2021, by the Academy of American Poets.

::  lists  ::

genres
not-genres

survival
surveillance

 

::   lists  ::

bath salts
meds
nail stuff
grapefruit juice
keys
protein
tequila
other keys
gin
grapefruit juice
other other keys
hair

 

::   lists   ::

things i won’t be answering:
emails
voice mails
really any mail without a stamp
phone calls
call outs
call ins
ungrounded theories
anything that begins “can i touch...”

 

::  states  ::

potentially
pointless

surveillance
survival

 

::  states  ::

selfish
she invites
all the curses
(no curse for you!)

 

::  states  ::

how are we all so busy now
again

 

::  lists  ::

my name
the way my name
is said

 

yawn

Copyright © 2021 by Samiya Bashir. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on July 2, 2021, by the Academy of American Poets.

::  lists  ::

genres
not-genres

survival
surveillance

 

::   lists  ::

bath salts
meds
nail stuff
grapefruit juice
keys
protein
tequila
other keys
gin
grapefruit juice
other other keys
hair

 

::   lists   ::

things i won’t be answering:
emails
voice mails
really any mail without a stamp
phone calls
call outs
call ins
ungrounded theories
anything that begins “can i touch...”

 

::  states  ::

potentially
pointless

surveillance
survival

 

::  states  ::

selfish
she invites
all the curses
(no curse for you!)

 

::  states  ::

how are we all so busy now
again

 

::  lists  ::

my name
the way my name
is said

 

yawn

Copyright © 2021 by Samiya Bashir. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on July 2, 2021, by the Academy of American Poets.