SONG by TAYLOR NAPOLSKY
April 2 2025I would never go to Mars
Why is this?
The world needs me
I am a song, like listening to Drake’s “NOKIA,” which means something really good, that moves you. Ppl say “You think you hit a home run but really you were born on third.” I mean they don’t say that to me but yea
Maybe that’s a claim ppl make to tear others down, idk, or make others feel shitty about their accomplishments, which feels like a terrible thing to do
But who knows. I’m too busy saving up for this leather jacket I want
Everybody says they’re anti-capitalist but nobody really lives that way…you ever notice that?
Of course not we all pretend not to notice it
A friend told me I read my poetry too fast when I read it out loud
I didn’t ask her opinion
Andanywaythatissonottruewtfhowcouldyousaythatwhodoyouthinkyouarejkjkjustkiddingiknowwhoithinkyouaresaywhatyouwanttomewhateveractuallydon’t!
That part isn’t meant to be read on the page I guess but I can read it really fast aloud and it’s meant for comic relief kinda
I feel so relieved
Taylor Napolsky's work has been in La Piccioletta Barca, Hobart, and other places, and he edits Bizarre Publishing House. Visit him online at taylornapolsky.com.