Yesterday’s Business by Chad W. Lutz

we dangled
legs over
the canyon
& swore
we’d never
do this again
the waiting
the watching
the sitting back
& letting the world
have its way
we
wanted
to be part
of the action
renegades
as a matter
of fact
broken bottles
& raised fists
high school diplomas
& college degrees
we’re what
our five-year-old
selves would want
pushing
the pedals
that bring us
medals
you think
I just woke up
this way?
Chad W. Lutz is a speedy, non-binary writer born in Akron, Ohio. They graduated from Mills College in Oakland, California, with their MFA in Creative Writing in 2018. Their first book, For the Time Being, is available through J. New Books.