PRESENTATION
i work to work off
the cost of work
am i hire-
able am i
able am i
ableist
the lights dim
a power
point
sideshow
appeal
size and feel
of a blurb
exclaiming
how good
it could be
the bottom
line
toed for you
WORKSTATION
a rock
a stress ball
anatomically
approximate to
a human heart
a stress ball
in the shape
of a peach
which i place
next to the
heart to indicate
a love of butts
katarina is
an ass man
i make her
a fake name plate
i make an
auto reply
that reads
i am so so so
so so so sick
just typing
this automatically
subtracts three
sick days from
the system
article on
bullshit jobs
article on
people ghosting
their jobs
article on
automation
article on
unionization
article on
paywalls
article on
bank stealing
money from
the dead
what about
the living
a cut-out
from a used
book of a
magritte
painting of
a window in
front of a
window
called the
human condition
a dirty bowl
seeds from
a bagel
happy birthday
mug from maria
poem i
folded shut
and stashed
to prevent
contamination
Emma Brown Sanders
Emma Brown Sanders is a queer, enby poet living in Philadelphia. Their work can be found in Bedfellows, Bone Bouquet, Boneless Skinless, Fungiculture, Reflections on the Burden of Men, Tripwire and the tiny, among others. They have been nominated for Pushcart and Bettering American Poetry prizes.