The New Zombie

by Rae Armantrout

Rae Armantrout

1

I stare at a faint
spinning disc

in the black
endlessly

ready to pounce.

2

I actually say,

"I'm so sick
of zombies!"

Viral relics 
in the genome?

Genes that switch
themselves off

and on,

unthinking
but coordinated?

4

Zombie surfeit

Half-off zombie.

The best zombie
imitation.

Invisible zombie 
hand

From: 
Itself





Last updated December 02, 2022