to an imaginary number

whose function keeps the real from caving in

dear i,
you were the first to confirm
that the size of this Here
would––no matter where i was
––exceed what my senses could
bear.

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

4 thoughts on “to an imaginary number”

  1. Bartholomew Barker – Hillsborough, North Carolina – Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
    Bartholomew Barker says:

    I remember i from university. He was such a square.

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