Wednesday, May 20, 2026

testing my worth weekly by Casey Quinn

 

Thom Gonzalez

testing my worth weekly

wednesday
mornings 
i bring the garbage 
around 
from the back 
of the house
to the front

i sit myself down 
next to two 
trash-filled cans
and a blue 
container 
of recyclables
to see if
they would
take me
along
with the rest of it

© Casey Quinn

Casey Quinn is the author of two chapbooks, Snapshots of Life and Prepare to Crash. He writes and publishes work at https://cqwriting.com

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