what love does doesn’t , can can’t
the tree outside , I like it inside
cut loose on the coordinates
commercial options
on the corner
prolific
the intersection
a verb gone blank
inbound there is ordinary sorrow
which suffering is theirs is mine ?
heavy weather demands attrition
downpour hitting like jacks
on tarmac , a melody
that floods my home
conscious writhing precedes
inevitable stupor
playing with my opposites
laughter without axis
thought ecology
frosted , caroused
show me the optional kingdom
spliced wild , entropic spook
nature , am I part of it ?
“ a living fruit in a dead animal
is how we think of the mind ”
dispatch momentary green
elegiac tantrum scatters buoyant
faced daily
with the meager
choice
color suffuses the latter movement
notice , few can help
the mannequin of
their affect
and abiding procedure
is a limitless chore
regret is proof . oh , life is momentary
unrelenting
prophecy is whatever you believe
Ivanna Baranova is a poet and artist from the Pacific Northwest living in Los Angeles, working across language, sound, image, and movement. She is Co-Director of The Poetic Research Bureau and former Creative Communications Coordinator of The Poetry Project. Recent books include Threshold (Inpatient Press, 2024) and Continuum (Metatron Press, 2023).