Poetry – Page 18 – zakschafer.com

allen iverson reminds us to practice

adapting old lenses onto new bodies

how to have goals when you believe in emptiness

teeth are for rich people

a form empties itself; a self forms from emptiness

the self-consciousness of watching yourself

the sun is bright and standing still, it’s alright

i don’t climb mountain, mountain climbs me

like your friend who gets the sugar cereal and you stay the night at their house and at your home all you get is corn flakes

the water tastes like stone and turns our skin softly crystalline when we sweat

i won a free pair of shoes at a sporting goods store in Boston because my customer service skills are so undeniable

with the increase in daylight caffeine becomes less possible

depression is mostly just a repetition of pattern

i watched the person walk into the coffee shop, return with two coffees, get back into the vehicle, and drive away

i wore glasses and then contacts and then nothing at all

it’s sunny outside so people stay away

the land was sold to another buyer so the dream of farming it remains a seed

they tore out all the trees to make a new ramp yet here they are using the old one

i write to her but am not capable of seeing her name so quickly delete her reply

the dog takes itself for a walk

gold hammers and whitewalls

had i known you were bringing a terrified teenager, i likely would have worn different pants

forty in less than a day

it gets a little lonely in the expansive evening

some people forget where they live so they put flags on their vehicles to remind them