“Emergency Fund Request” & “I Can’t Afford to Sell the Car”
by Brendan Joyce
Emergency Fund Request
Like god, debt predates money
& will survive it. Sodium street lamp’s
sherbert blurs the cement with the
Jersey barrier. Trying to get an emergency
reimbursement from the bursar.
Applied as a cursed person.
Per one unnamed source, the curse
is discursive, i.e., your fault as much
as mine. Like debt, this curse predates
money and will survive it.
I Can’t Afford to Sell the Car
MY MOON IS IN COLLECTIONS
MY MOON IS IN INSOMNIA
INVENTING ZODIAC SIGNS
FOR UTILITY BILLS
NEW FAIRYTALE
FOR SUNRISE:
INDUSTRIAL ZONE
ADJACENCY BONUS
FOOD STAMP CUTOFF
LETTER READS:
WORKERS ARE
EXPECTED TO WORK
UNEMPLOYMENT CUTOFF
LETTER READS:
YOU WILL LOSE
BENEFITS IF YOU WORK
GAS COMPANY SHUTOFF
NOTICE READS:
WE HAVE REINVENTED WEATHER
& ROBBERY IN ONE FELL SWOOP
SYNTHESIS: 4am
New budget: $7
Brendan Joyce is a student at Cleveland State University, the author of Love & Solidarity and Character Limit and, along with Kevin Latimer, the co-organizer of Grieveland.
Jessica Boudreaux is a music producer, songwriter and visual artist from Louisiana, currently based in Portland, Oregon. She produces pop music under her own name and has toured and released music with her rock band Summer Cannibals over the last 10 years. She also owns and operates a recording studio in Portland called Pet Club. Follow her on Twitter @scannibalsband or on Instagram @summercannibals.
