Actually Really Smart

Sarah Velk

crows sit high in a barren tree

surveying la terre gris

if they had teeth they’d chomp at us

and they’d laugh when we jumped

if the birds can sing then so can i.

if you can be mean then i'll be a terrorist.

if the dirt road corrupts the air with dust

we’ll wait for the rain.

 
 

Sarah Velk is a Los Angeles-based, Montréal-bound girl writer and full-time copywriter. 

Her work can be found at Reductress, Yolk Magazine, and on her Substack, GIRLPAGE.

@sareiously