The seventh installment of TiL's 2013 Poetry Series features the work of writer, editor, voice actor and die-hard music nerd M. Brianna Stallings. Learn more about her radness here.
Nerd Lust: The Eternal Question
Is there any way to say
"I'd like to fuck your brain"
that will not result
in a restraining order?
New
We
have decided to try
some
things new,
a
little variety in life’s diet:
a
new soap
dry,
smooth and laced with ginseng –
something
I picked up
at
the Asian market –
because
it makes the world smell different
(until
we get used to it, of course);
a
small bouquet of Peruvian lilies
because
they’re pretty
(until
the vase tips over);
slivered
almonds on the salad
instead
of nothing
(until
we both grow desensitized
to
the smell of cyanide).
We
both say, for a time,
how
wonderful our little additions
have
made our life.
But
then we see our decisions fall flat –
the
same bills hit the counter top,
the
same complaints
drift
like cooking smells
back
into our conversations.
But
at least now
we
know well enough that
things
can change
and
that ignoring the warning
signs
can be
exciting
and new.
***
M. Brianna Stallings is a writer,
editor, voice actor and die-hard music nerd. Her poetry has appeared
previously in Scribendi & Conceptions Southwest. She is currently
pursuing her BA in English at UNM, and is this year's undergraduate
recipient of the Hillerman/McGarrity Scholarship.
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