15 different bar conversations are struggling to unpack
contentious tech topics, e.g. “are E-Cousins coming?”
on the side shelves, children’s books are fluttering
men’s room graffiti promises remote good times, apparently
stuck in a sepia corner hiding from neon on a former pew
extracted from interview opportunities
here’s a chance to play with my background character
the jukebox keeps asking what I would risk for love
Ben Nardolilli is a MFA candidate at Long Island University. His work has appeared in Perigee Magazine, Door Is a Jar, The Delmarva Review, Red Fez, The Oklahoma Review, Quail Bell Magazine, and Slab. Follow his publishing journey at mirrorsponge.blogspot.com.
