mariana trench is a beautiful name for a baby girl
Ulyses Razo
i'm thinking of ginger bread floating apart, of hip bones popping in bed. what do you call it when leaves become rain & feet? i watch the pane sweat its seeds. april was the cruelest girl. i have essentially failed at saving myself from loneliness. i feel like the corniest name. like a johnny diamond, or something. who knew I could be hurt with happiness. i can’t believe i'm the kind of person to cry in public now. my soul’s a bitch. it’s a fact that my voice gets in the way of the poem. even the thought that my thoughts are not my own is not my own. my dog smells like doritos. who gave him doritos? these lines were brought to u by some really mellow acid. later i’ll be seeing someone who was there to witness it. the reminder to stay off my phone makes me pick up my phone. An idea for elon: you should do to planes what cruises did for sailing. someone just messaged me on bumble. you have my attention now, she said. audrey is her name. audrey is v pretty. she likes running around and finding cool rocks. she is 5’5’’, has an undergraduate degree, sometimes drinks, is a leo, a liberal & spiritual. she is looking for a long-term relationship but also fun, casual dates. i messaged her earlier this week about doing some light reading at a function. audrey is into photography, concerts, museums & galleries, hiking trips, and empathy. she pulls off a fringe. she guarantees me that mariana trench is a beautiful name for a baby girl. her current obsession is going to dinner parties and is a real nerd about perfecting media consumption. there are pictures of pictures of her on her profile, strips of black and white photo booth pics where she is eating popcorn. She lives in Manhattan. should i tell audrey about the Pretty Sick show i’m planning on going to after my reading on friday? should i tell her about the reading? i don’t see why not. even if i’m with friends, a date is a good thing. i’ll ask her to join us, why not. i’ll see what she says.
Nobody
Ulyses Razo
I look at my name and laugh at it
Elizabeth
Ulyses Razo
a bear looks so cute
inside a picture.
my computer
remembers your address.
you know what’s weird
& wonderful? i loved you most
when you were trainsick,
bits of you filling the grooves.
Ulyses Razo’s poems have been featured in Hobart, ShitWonder, SARKA, Amygdala Journal, and elsewhere. He is the author of Murders & Other Poems (Ghost City Press) and lives in London.