Unemployment DS Maolalai

Unemployment

DS Maolalai

long walks each evening. and health—eating plenty of apples. the reading of second-hand novels. books you have handy, and have read before. no wine— just black coffee in cafes with free wifi

and glasses of water—really tasting glasses of water.

knocking some nights at a neighbor to borrow her straightener and flatten the sleeves of your shirt.

DS MAOLALAI has been nominated eight times for Best of the Net and five times for the Pushcart Prize. His poetry has been released in two collections, Love is Breaking Plates in the Garden (Encircle Press, 2016) and Sad Havoc Among the Birds (Turas Press, 2019).