Profound Opinions by Olivia Zarzycki

I think small dogs are better
I think cable TV is back in 
I think women should get paid 50 grand for every baby they have
I think that water is blue actually
I think that my plane is more likely to crash than anyone else’s plane
I think the 9/11 memes have gotten a little insensitive
I think the trip to Japan would be long but probably worth it
I think running is hard but probably worth it
I think a big t-shirt is the best thing to wear
I think violins are the best sound
I think your name is the best name
I think I need to laugh more
I think everyone should try harder to make me laugh more
I think that endings are sad and we don’t have to think of them as new beginnings we
can just let them be sad
I think I drink too much sometimes but not enough that it’s actually concerning
I think if we print more money it will solve the problem why wouldn’t it
I think if we talked more it would solve my problems why wouldn’t it 
I think I have the most problems always
I think I am really near the end
I think this poem is finished


Olivia Zarzycki is a Philadelphia-based poet whose most recent work has been published in Feed Lit Mag, The Creative Zine, and Toho Publishing, with work forthcoming in Canthius literary journal and Remington Review. She is an Editor at Thirty West Publishing, based in Pennsylvania. You can find her in the city with her chihuahua Margot or on Twitter at @olivia_online_ .

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