In a universe in which
the video rental places weren’t
butchered by Netflix,
taunted and gutted
like Drew Barrymore
in the first ten
minutes of Scream
I’m behind the counter
guiding those wearing
out the gaudy
screensaver carpet
by providing the right
recommendations for
a Friday night
Gross-Out Horror Flicks
for First Time Sleepovers
RomComs for the
Heart-worn Wanderers
A Black&White Noir
for every Dad
who longs to exclaim
now this, this is cinema
I miss the tactility of film
the movement of the silver mouth
spitting the tape back out
nothing hums like the rewind
did you remember to be kind
so you don’t have to pay the fee
please browse a little longer
this place is not
a place of honour
but it fills its niche
In this universe
we live out the long night
continue to sell popcorn at a markup
don’t peel away like
seven day rental stickers
on new releases
K.Blair (they/she) recently took a quiz on ‘what horror trope are you?’ and is very smug that she got ‘Final Girl’. They are biding their time on Twitter @WhattheBlair, and Instagram, @urban-barbarian.