To Be Important

By: Emily LaSita After shoveling yourself into the ground,  Afraid to be heard, seen or smelt You have finally decided to sprout out You want to feel important But how? Maybe you require awards? A “K” beside a number on social media? A glance, a dance, salacious moments? Would that make you seem important? But …

Performing

By: Emily LaSita You sit across from me, but you aren’t facing me So, I can’t make eye-contact with my audience I hold my mug in glass hands—there are cracks From behind your steaming feast, you wink My mouth, arced in de triomphe, flips upside A technical smile crumbles the moment your gaze redirects I …

Your Laugh

By: Emily LaSita 093  It is my favorite part  About you, it is your voice on vacation  A mighty splash when  No one was expecting a cannonball  In the deep end of a swimming pool  It is like a brightness pouring out  Of you, like the curtains have parted  Your dress shirt has too, but …