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"Sure, Why Not" by Sam Price

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I suppose 
I am not alone

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in that I keep thinking
about how hard

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how incredibly hard
life is to navigate 

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while simultaneously making choices 
that increase its complexity

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"Blinking Awake to a Beautiful Face" by Sam Price
 

it’s crazy to feel depressed
& also in love

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or maybe it’s normal
like waking up

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and having to make coffee
to actually wake up
 

"Shower Rings" by Sam Price

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& the sound they make shuffling

along the curtain rod

signaling someone

you love leading

leg first & settling midstream—

waiting to be soaped

in those parts we need

someone else to reach

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"The Soon-to-Be Marathon Winner Boards a City Bus" by Sam Price

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I've displayed the meager medals of my life

garishly and to anyone in proximity

but surely everyone finds themselves

obnoxious, occasionally unlivable

still, what do I mean

when I say the things

I’ve been meaning to say to you

to someone else entirely?

I drive three miles to the gym

to run three and a half miles

when I get home I eat,

shower, and then eat again

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