Progress Report

I think about

my self-

ishness

all day long.

Introductions

Now I use

my

business

cards

to

squash

the ants

that

crawl

across

my desk

so im-

prudently

it’s as

if they

don’t

know

who I am.

Tall Glass of Water

Because it’s

still dark

outside

I see

only my

moon-

like

reflection

in the

window

the self

that’s

always

looking

back at

me—

I want the

sun to

dissolve

it like

an alka-

seltzer

in a tall

glass of water.

Originally published in This Land, Vol. 5, Issue 20, October 15, 2014.