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 – Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, where he has hosted monthly workshops 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 the Pushcart Prize in 2021, 2024 & 2025 as well as the Best of the Net Anthology in 2024. His work has appeared in The Lake, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Panoply, Tipton Poetry Journal, the Gyroscope Review and the Naugatuck River Review among others.
    Bartholomew Barker says:

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

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