By Jason Masino on March 9, 2022
Jason Masino: Two Poems
Poetry
I used to be a poet | but now I am an observer
Merely a low tide, guided by the moon
A syncopated melody, a surprise
an interlude | an intro | an outro
If I stood on Pluto / would I cease to exist? A former shell of a planet that’s never made a full orbit — I look for inspiration in this house of dead.
If I walked through a portal of time / would I break into fragments? I close my eyes and wonder if the circle of life only happens on worlds with an ecosystem.
I land on all four paws like a kitty. I burn my skin on the asphalt.
Is this alchemy?
Poured water at my feet and a pinch of charcoal on my forehead, bread in my palms, and grains of sand stuck to my knees.
*
a.m. coffee
grind the beans in your head
& smell the aroma of morning
the best caffeine / is an internal mission
intention / is the best antidepressant
laughter, / the best core exercise
anxiety about the day, / the best laxative
your phone’s alarm / is your puppeteer
& the notification of your account balance / is its master
but,
none of this is valid
if you can’t get out of bed
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Read two previous poems by Jason Masino
Author
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jason Masino is an artist and writer. A Los Angeles native, he received his BA in Dramatic Art from the University of California, Davis and has performed original works throughout Northern California. He is currently pursuing his MFA in Creative Writing at Regis University in Denver, Colorado.
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