:: 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.