00Sonnet for the Unpaid InvoiceI wrote to you in April, then in May,
and twice in June, politely, with a date.2 critiques01Closing ShiftNobody tells you retail teaches you geometry —
how to fold a shirt into a rectangle nobody will remember,Waiting on a reader02Sonnet for the Salt I Didn't BuyI balanced the whole week on what I saved:
the coffee brewed at home, the walked-not-driven mile,Waiting on a reader03InventoryThirty-one years of a workshop
comes down to boxes labeledWaiting on a reader