ABCs of NYC

alpha males need to chill
before alpha females take the reins
careful now, they’re on to us
do not tarry, this is a modern verse
evidently versatile
forego your presuppositions
giggle at the mind made-up
holler at your reflection
ignite its resurrection
just do this in private
kisses in public
lovers in attic
moments in movies
numbers in phones
ostentatious window displays
public displays of affection
questions of guilt & retribution
running on hudson river piers
suddenly deciding to turn back
troubled by a mind at rest
underwhelmed by the glories that be
vulnerable, unafraid
wondering when you’ll meet again
xylophone. always.
yonder way, we discover a
zoo in central park like holden.

Azure Brandi graduated from NYU. Publication history: “Style” in New Croton Review‘s Spring 2023 Volume; “You Can Deny” in October Hill Magazine’s Winter 2024 Issue; “Persona as Art” in Virgo Venus Press. Forthcoming: “The Currents” in The Underground Volume 30; “On Beauty” in Afterimages by Thirty West Publishing House; “Earl” in Alien Buddha Zine #76; “Bowie Effect in Blue” in Soup Can Magazine.