28 and my hair is turning gray. dream about a house and a garden with $100 dollars in my checking. make a list of plants that vine for the future. a moonflower only has time to bloom at night. sign off on a loan to pay a loan to pay a loan. you bring me a bouquet of flowers when i feel lonely. can’t leave the bed. car didn’t start this morning. flat tire a man honking asking if i knew. i cry after the scene in atlanta where donald glover says poor people don’t have time for investments. i wish i could be pretty without anyone noticing. i wish i could be ugly without anyone noticing. my hair all over the floor, between your toes i pull it from the drain. i can’t afford a haircut and am too afraid to lift the scissors myself.
About the Creator
Sara Khayat
Poetry / Plants / People
MFA Poetry & Fiction
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