Cee Chávez & Ben Kassoy
Just This List
baby crawls to the warm corner
kisses mommy and daddy
long legs on the cheek
somewhere deep in the bubbles
a squid dreams of singing
lullabies to the stars
and a barnacle hitchhikes
a ride on an ocean liner
gets home just in time for dinner
a black widow webs a memory
lacing threads over and under
the grief of lovers caught
as a cockroach writes
the same obituary
for every human being
just this list: shell, lung, heart, trail
Cee Chávez (they/them) and Ben Kassoy (he/him) are the alter-egos of two daddy long legs named Larry.