Conspiracy Theory
“I go to sleep and wake up different.”
– Wendy Xu
In the dream I am a tall ship. In
the dream I am with him again,
and by him, I mean all of them.
He sees me like the thrush sees
the lamppost. If I google him
and find an obituary do I have
to mourn him twice? I think I
see my girlhood inside the messy
house. He says he likes my haircut.
I say did you know the moon blew
up yesterday. Did you know I was
responsible. When I woke up it
was still night but I swear it was
darker than usual.
El Bentivegna is an IT professional and poet originally from New Jersey. Their work can be found in Slant, Enby Life, and others. They are an MFA candidate at the NEOMFA program through Cleveland State University. They live in Cleveland with their husband and five cats.