The Process of Moving By Cord Moreski

It’s as if the universe 

needs to sacrifice something  

during the process of moving  

in order to transition 

and to begin new again

 

it could be as little 

as a few coffee mugs breaking

or a vinyl record

cracking at the bottom 

of a cardboard box

 

or it could be as big 

as a diamond ring 

washing down 

a sink drain

or a family heirloom 

shattering by the side 

of a U-Haul.

 

This evening 

it’s just the pieces 

of this moment 

 

this final glance 

at the sunset splashing 

into my bare living room

 

before I finally trudge  

to the front door 

with the last box

in my hands 

 

then back out 

into the world

to begin new again.

 

 

Cord Moreski is a poet from the Jersey Shore. Moreski is the author of Confined Spaces(Two Key Customs, 2022), The News Around Town (Maverick Duck Press, 2020), and Shaking Hands with Time (Indigent Press, 2018). When he is not writing, Cord waits tables for a living and teaches middle school children that poetry is awesome. His next chapbook Apartment Poems will be released by Between Shadows Press in September 2022. You can follow Cord here: www.cordmoreski.com