Friday September the 10th

I’ve been looking at pixels of
poppy seeds, of
Sunflowers, I’ve been downloading .jpgs of
things that remind me of September, I’ve been
catching my friends in video calls unawares, I’ve been
talking too much and staying too silent, I’ve been
crying all of a sudden lately, I’ve been
looking at gifsets of the moon.
This halloween will pass me by, so I harvest
PNGs of pumpkin seeds and I pump out mp3s
that bring back the sound of the smell of Herbst.
The window’s closed to keep bugs out; no one will hear me if I shout.
Except the silent screen, which will imperceptibly
vibrate myself back to me.

Nalin Saur is a poet and printmaker located in Oklahoma. She has previously won the Chickasaw Anolí Writing Competition for her poetry. She spends half her time with her family and the other half haunting her local library. You can follow her on Instagram.