that i'm wearing these shitty sneakers on purpose!

how shallow, just because they're white and “match with everything”

and because “worms + clothes” is only cute when it's a doodle

it's called the BIG apple anyway

wasn't that enough?

with just two and a half days to explore the whole thing

should have been reason more

flat plats, pinched toes

i almost never wear anything that isn't a 7W

these sneakers were just 7

(in what, size or price?)

- a short poem by alta, who learned not to wear cheap ross (sorry, that's redundant) sneakers in nyc?! especially as a gay who can't drive and would rather not have another breakdown in shake shack on broadway ave if they can help it

vol. 01
summer 2021

about the artist

Alta Liam is a word aficionado first, a student second, and Filipino-American last. They can be found making commentary about all three and more on Twitter @kpmpngn.