Lists so I can remember / Affirmations
︎︎︎ Annika Gavlak
︎ Dec 10, 2024
I’m jane birkin, I’m perfect. I’m made-up just for you
I’m easy, breezy, I’m having your baby, I’m two-hundred dollar shoes
I’m the lead singer of the opening band, I’m never jealous, never sad
I’m every book you’ve ever read, I’m dainty white powder from the tiniest bag.
I’m salty eggs and single serve coffee, I’m the canned goods aisle
I’m overfilled detergent for a small batch of laundry, I’m waiting all the while
I’m sharp red pieces of plastic, I’m mismatched dining chairs
I’m neatly folded t-shirts, I’m young men’s silver hairs
I’m the forever chemical in a McDonald’s breakfast, I’m birds on a church roof
I’m jello shots and four kinds of liquor, I’m the last baby tooth.
I’m peeling skin, I’m a tickling throat, I’m a mossy green
I’m a rolling stop, I’m a stiff cloud, I’m a tight class ring.
I’m letting my floors get dirty, I’m logging into your google drive
I’m open palms, I’m two months now, I’m learning what is mine
I’m overstaying my welcome, I’m open to new things
I’m sticking with old habits, I’m reeling when it stings
I’m posting and reading and watching and feeling, I’m waiting for friends to call,
I’m cooking and feeding and fucking and bleeding and I’m consuming it all.
I’m easy, breezy, I’m having your baby, I’m two-hundred dollar shoes
I’m the lead singer of the opening band, I’m never jealous, never sad
I’m every book you’ve ever read, I’m dainty white powder from the tiniest bag.
I’m salty eggs and single serve coffee, I’m the canned goods aisle
I’m overfilled detergent for a small batch of laundry, I’m waiting all the while
I’m sharp red pieces of plastic, I’m mismatched dining chairs
I’m neatly folded t-shirts, I’m young men’s silver hairs
I’m the forever chemical in a McDonald’s breakfast, I’m birds on a church roof
I’m jello shots and four kinds of liquor, I’m the last baby tooth.
I’m peeling skin, I’m a tickling throat, I’m a mossy green
I’m a rolling stop, I’m a stiff cloud, I’m a tight class ring.
I’m letting my floors get dirty, I’m logging into your google drive
I’m open palms, I’m two months now, I’m learning what is mine
I’m overstaying my welcome, I’m open to new things
I’m sticking with old habits, I’m reeling when it stings
I’m posting and reading and watching and feeling, I’m waiting for friends to call,
I’m cooking and feeding and fucking and bleeding and I’m consuming it all.
Annika Gavlak is a former America's Got Talent contestant and private school dropout from Los Angeles.