PftWoMT-StTiT-S
Western Washington University –
beautifully built artistry
Bellingham, Washington –
120 miles away
Zen Sushi –
sushi bar with colored plates
Dining hall –
buffet for the dorm with a good view
Zoe’s –
morning bagel and coffee
Higginson Hall –
Concrete blocks
Nash –
bricks red, curvy, and huge
Mathias –
red brick tower apartments
Red Square –
fountain
South Campus –
industrial environmental
Boardwalk –
park and rocky beach
Wood’s Coffee –
(in)competent baristas
Bellingham Bay –
crisp and bright and blue and clear
British Colombia factory –
pumping smoke into the horizon
Canadian Rocky Mountains –
craggy snowcaps on clear days
Kayakers –
racing
Yachts –
watching the races
Room 286 –
cozy, small
Bed –
sleeping sweater
Shower –
sync in cupcake body wash
On the I-5 North, 4 p.m.
Long drive –
sigma playlist, GPS, pleasantly sore
longer to get there in anticipation
Freeway –
fast speeds, lanes, miles, signs
Friendly people –
hipsters and skateboarders, triggerers
Her –
She’s amazing
Drivers –
slow
Necklace –
zero discord turtle
Outfits –
shorts and shirts and socks
Inventory –
wallet, keys, phone, knife
Poem for the
Weekend of
May 27th – 30th
in 2016