it was
when it
all started
dandelions and the crows
filled odes in notebooks, magic
mirror from the valley ushered in
new and useful tools of trade
or commerce, rather
this was capital, a
valid argument
speak up, say for the downtrodden
wasp: sing-songing
honeysweet self -care sonnets
what’s not to like ? share
amongst the coven
or network in
-crease your networth
faces folded to the floor in
morning papers delivered
from evil send pics
of hangmen not to
mention of course the
empress to impress upon
followers a trademark
spread eagle, kissing amethyst
in rag-tag denim clinging to
legs run tired with age
and going nowhere
anything, you say
can be a dream
manifest in bubblebaths and champagne
cucumber suntan lipgloss yerba mate
scented candles on the altar
of your self
your true inspiration, gone
forever like a moment ago.
adieu.
farewell fairweather authenticity
farewell moon or something along those lines
farewell to your adolescent majesty free of career influence
farewell bookpitch puppet stitched with copper wire
-less connections, farewell conductor
of payday seances
good buy, the best in fact
intact, but inside
in pieces
Angelo Colavita lives and writes in Philadelphia, where he serves as Founding Editor of Empty Set Press and Associate Editor at Occulum Journal. He is the author of two chapbooks of poetry, Flowersonnets (2018) and Heroines (2017), as well as a full-length epic poem, Nazareth (forthcoming, Apep Publications). His work has appeared in The Shoutflower, Wildness Journal, Bowery Gothic, Madcap Review, Luna Luna Magaine, Yes Poetry, and elsewhere online and in print. For more info, visit angelocolavita.com or follow him on Twitter @angeloremipsum and Instagram @angelocolavita
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