June 29

how is packing
the most stressful?

irrelevant of context

whether coming or going

moving or staying

(there’s a reason all my stress dreams
become packing nightmares)

June 28

our walking tour of the historic sites of stonewall and gay Greenwich Village
was postponed, likely to be canceled, without notice
for a Lady Gaga concert scheduled to begin
in seven and a half hours

and if that isn’t the perfect metaphor
for the commercialization and lost history
of Pride

i don’t know what is.

June 26

a line of SUV’s
all dark blue or black
parked on the left side of the street

one a few feet in front of the others
hazards on
trunk open

an Orthodox Jew
unloading large speakers
one by one
onto the hot pavement

a Brooklyn scene

June 25

in the morning
a downpour
hair soaked
from under a hood
in seconds as we
rush across the same street twice
trying to predict our Lyft driver’s
street familiarity

in the afternoon
too hot
for anyone’s comfort

(and we thought the rain would cool the city off)

in the evening
a hella-queer rooftop concert
as the sun sets
lavender
and
baby blue
over the NYC skyline