Rachel B. Glaser / Moods

MOODS

by Rachel B. Glaser

“MOODS is amazing.” —Heather Christle

“Rachel, these poems are awesome.” —Blake Butler

“I have many mood rings!” —Dorothea Lasky

From MOODS:

Every time my pills fall, I feel very much

like an addict

when they scatter it is disapproving

they dance on the hardwood

they rest on the carpet

it is maddening to spill pills across a restaurant floor

children clap

women are exhilarated

I want to lie on my rug and self-reflect

by my hair goes limp

I  am late for the train

spilling pills makes me feel like I have a stressful, high-

profile job

that I really have no time to pick up anything

I have too many young kids

the landline is crammed between my cheek and shoulder

like a sex addict

like i have a shoplifting problem

or I’ve borrowed people’s kids

despised people’s pets

Rachel B. Glaser

Rachel B. Glaser is the author of the short story collection “Pee on Water” (Publishing Genius, Press 2010) and the poetry book “MOODS” (Factory Hollow Press, 2013). Glaser’s writing has appeared in McSweeney’s, New York Tyrant, American Short Fiction, and others. After receiving her undergraduate degree in Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design, she studied Creative Writing at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Glaser lives in Northampton, MA, teaching writing at Flying Object and painting basketball players and other people of note. For more information, check out rachelbglaser.blogspot.com.

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