No one knows
what the vibe shift
really is
it’s hidden
behind a paid
subscription portal
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I always want
to circle the word
“vibey” in green ink
write in the margin
“something more
concrete here?”
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I don’t mind
“what’s the vibe?” or
“is that the vibe?”
invitations toward
shaking the sack
of reality
*
I need atmospheres
and ways
to describe them
after a pandemic
after the internet’s
unscented elevators
*
I broke my own rule
said “vibey”
about the party
with flower crowns
dueling pizza ovens
& a giant foot piñata
*
what I meant was
a pagan
almost Shakespearean
rites-of-spring party
under big oak
& waxing moon
*
its bright crescent
the same shape
as the sun
it had 88%
rolled over
five days before