Inspiration
Morgan Boyer
Inhale exactly what you want the grisled
anti-hero to his ex-wife who started the zombie
apocalypse say while you stand by the office
scanner. The climax of your 120-page movie script
will have to wait for the gripping action of
a Powerpoint presentation from HR about
the annual budget for employing new hires
Save that subversion of the gun-slinging sole wanderer’s
catchphrase for the moment you can exhale from being
trapped in the maze of tiny alveoli filled with emails
about Linda’s retirement party that you’re required to attend,
only to sit in the back, poking at your chicken parmesan salad
as you imagine poking at your keyboard instead, proving
that your English degree was worth the ink on its paper,
that your suspense thriller starring Chris Hemsworth on
the front page of Netflix with rave reviews, will be buried
under Slack DMs from Terry from payroll about your W-4 form
Morgan Boyer is the author of The Serotonin Cradle (Finishing Line Press, 2018) and a graduate of Carlow University. Boyer has been featured in Kallisto Gaia Press, Thirty West Publishing House, Oyez Review, Pennsylvania English, and Voices from the Attic. Boyer is a neurodivergent bisexual woman who resides in Pittsburgh, PA.