godliness in 30 minutes or less (do not congratulate)
godliness in 30 minutes or less
no shade but—if you have a buffalo in your logo—you probably don’t get my poetry—i like how when british boys sing—their accents disappear—i buy his favorite body wash so his smell can linger—it’s kiehl’s grapefruit bath and shower liquid—then i realize it is missing something coconutty—of course—the coconut oil in kiehl’s amino acid shampoo—so i buy that too—as one-third of an elite crimefighting team—backed by an anonymous billionaire—you would think i had better shit to do—women with baby carriages are usually spies—when you’re a hammer every problem looks like a nail—i think about his oral fixation—so good make his gum pop—i cook him swordfish for dinner—it looks kinda sinewy and all i can think about is his body—i have started to do that thing where—i scribble down great lines before they evaporate—this means i am a genius—what do you think taylor swift is doing right now?—don’t be afraid of my sadness—i accept the rosé and watermelon—served by the light-skin—polite like the 2020 olympics—beginner’s guide to japan—we hang out a lil—before he goes to work—i have my lil espresso (4 shots)—he is principal deputy assistant secretary of state—he advocates for things like—pink-collar job security—and nuclear nonproliferation—i picture short skirts and feather boas—glowing—as rupaul says—the rest is drag—he says things like—there is no solution because there is no problem—there is no problem because there is no solution—i remind him—omit needless words—self-care is a human right—like wifi—free refills—substitutions at restaurants—borderless nations—he tells me—top gun is homoerotic—i say—they sell rotisserie chicken in bags now—but what i really want to know is—am i a ghost with a predilection for pottery—also—when he talks about timber in my eye—is that an invitation
Michael Chang (they/them) is the proud recipient of fellowships from Lambda Literary, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, Brooklyn Poets, & the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. Their writing has been published or is forthcoming in the Vassar Review, Minnesota Review, Santa Clara Review, Summerset Review, Heavy Feather Review, Yellow Medicine Review, Juked, Radar, LandLocked, Poet Lore, Ninth Letter, Hobart, & many others.
