for Cherrie Moraga
An alien sky,
borders sketched for atmosphere.
Words cling to an orbit;
"stranger" dissolves into "strain,"
small squares into thin, white lines.
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Last Screen
PoetryLast Screen is a short chapbook of poetry I created inspired by my twin fascinations with the 8-bit arcade games of my childhood, and the Japanese tanka and haiku of poets like Basho and Issa. There is something pared-down and clean in the aestheti...
Last Screen on Space Invaders
for Cherrie Moraga
An alien sky,
borders sketched for atmosphere.
Words cling to an orbit;
"stranger" dissolves into "strain,"
small squares into thin, white lines.
