after Victoria Chang

stoicism died violently in 2021
when a generation of survivors lit everything up
and left us nothing but burnt dust to choke on
today tears are in fashion
and there is a better summary
than walking sex parts
and dancing think machines
but first let’s bury the lah-di-dah
and pucker for the sour of real because
a holocaust can vibrate after it dies
but a person evaporates
feelings are branded differently now
and we all need to accept that and wear the t-shirts

Sasha Manoli grew up in Tkaronto/Toronto and is now based in Tiohti:áke/Montréal. Her poetry explores the intersections between diary and cubism.