nyoka.now
Takes Place In The Dark
I enter my hotel room, undress, and lie down. I send an angler fish. You mark it with a grey thumb. You send a cowboy hat. I send an eggplant emoji. I am tired and want to cut to the chase. But then I hear a flash, or see it, wires cross but I know it is Disney blue. I send a cat backed into a corner. You reply with a construction worker laying down a man-sized tool. I am poised to send a pageant princess but I hear a humming coming from under the bed. I send the princess. She looks no more than five. Her mascara is running. You send the Sun. I send a cryogenically preserved person. The room is humming in Disney blue. I photograph it with my phone. I prepare to send it. I forget who I am talking to. I send Mickey Mouse. I send Mickey Mouse. I send Mickey Mouse. I send Mickey Mouse. I send Mickey Mouse. I send Mickey Mouse. I send Mickey Mouse.
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nyoka.now is an artist and writer based in Cincinnati. Her work has appeared in Arcturus, Maudlin House, APARTMENT Poetry, and Propagule Magazine, among others. She can be found at nyokanow.net and @nyoka.now.