a shooting star flew over our heads today.

did you know it’s not actually a star? it’s 

a meteoroid burning red white blue like

a calm dream that unravels into purgatory

once it hits the atmosphere. in other news

there was a photoshoot at Coachella. ladies 

with their jewels men with their jewels (the 

ladies) all dressed like swans. they stripped 

their dress shoes and swam to the sun and 

rehearsed their nihilism again. in other news

my best friend’s shooting for 50 subscribers

on her YouTube channel. she talks about

the shells people seem to forget and forget

and forget, something empty the world wants

to leave behind. when the camera’s off we

talk about the neglect the world is forgiven

for until she cries, until she rests her head

on my lap. i want her to rest easy. all i want

is for her to rest easy. 

                in other news,

the flag hung at half staff today. in other news

we’re anticipating changes to the death toll

and motives for the incident. in other news

UTSA lit a candle and my friends liked it and

they’re tired of placebos and songs to the moon.

yes, they want change. in other news

the weatherman told us that we’ll have rain.

it’ll only last a week – then, a western wind

can creep upon Texas once again, leaving us

with radio silence once more, for better

or for worse.