Shelving
︎︎︎ Andrés Salas
︎ Apr 18, 2026
Building my nest out of white, prophylactic
trash bags, crud still pressed
underneath the heavier books, beer stains
congealing with curdled energy drinks,
puddled in the cold, sagging wood—
torn scraps of plasticky paper, stuck down,
who marked one page once—
a cat's, a crow's library
trash bags, crud still pressed
underneath the heavier books, beer stains
congealing with curdled energy drinks,
puddled in the cold, sagging wood—
torn scraps of plasticky paper, stuck down,
who marked one page once—
a cat's, a crow's library