# the zig zag cafe

mb + [ClaireViolet](https://claireviolet.cv/)

switchback stair  
market manicules  
labyrinth reveal  
a hanging garden

third place jazz  
no reservations?  
but what were we  
before ourselves

finishing a talk  
with your sister  
a tinctured fire  
fluid solidifies

all black pupils  
sadist’s leaning  
considering want  
freepouring both

lamplight yellow  
redlight therapy  
shaken & stirred  
cry our eyes out

point of returns  
now that we know  
the place’s ours  
last words echo.

## poem details

- [color](https://chromato.graphics/colors): [Bright Chartreuse](https://www.pantone.com/na/en-us/color-finder/14-0445-tcx)
- felt: 2025-08-30
- wrote: 2025-12-21
- posted: 2026-10-09
- published: [New Session #4: Upheaval](https://web.issue4.anewsession.com/story/zig_zag_cafe_lease_this_space/1); 2026-02-05