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












Andrés Salas is a poet living in Queens.

Also by Andrés: GOING CYCLIC