Boyfriend snoring
On the yoga mat
Who are you smooching
In the underworld?
*
He says you eat batshit
I say I love plums plums plums
*
No, I am not
Lonely
Denial is a river in Egypt
*
The bell rings
Buddha
Wagging his tail
*
Hair flowing past my ass
White roots
Tincture of Autumn
*
Revolutions are bloody
Young militants
Sipping Frappuccino
*
Stone by stone
Democracy crumbling into
A race war
*
I am not exceptional
I am green
*
Two red ants
Licking up my calf
Not now, little sisters
*
Don’t say we are nothing
Year after year
The pear tree blossoms
From “Lock Down Impromptku” by Marilyn Chin. Copyright © 2021 by Marilyn Chin. Used with the permission of the poet.