The Cruelty Is Fucking Nuts
by JOEL CRAIG
And sometimes anxiety
turns
into carbohydrate
so you can try
pulling a star
out of the sky
which is better
at least
than how beautifully
can you photograph
absolutely everything
as a proxy
for trying
to save it
JOEL CRAIG is the author of the poetry collections Humanoid and The White House (both Green Lantern Press). He co-founded and hosted the Danny’s Reading Series in Chicago from 2001-2015 and serves as an artistic associate for the Lit & Luz festival. Recent work can be found in Fonograf magazine, TYPO, and Windfall Room.