“Hera,” by Marianne Gambaro
Dec 20th, 2022 | By Defenestration
In a golden palace on Olympus
she soaks in her alabaster tub
and looks disdainfully at her tummy
In a golden palace on Olympus
she soaks in her alabaster tub
and looks disdainfully at her tummy
Without you…
Applicants wouldn’t
enjoy long, happy afternoons
copy-pasting the exact same information
from their resumes into
fourteen different portals.
Cartoon characters—after they have completely disappeared when falling into an abyss. There is no other surefire way to know a cartoon character is dead, so if you are ever wanting to kill one, ensure an abyss is nearby.
You’re an A-hole really,
my optic nerve skewered
far into my cerebellum.
by this chastity belt for
the Web. Postage stamp
pictures, grainier than beach
sand, but missing warmth.
of opportunity when I can wash
my clothes in my building’s basement,
unhurried or without delay. Nine-to-fivers,
nodding off from routine, haunt