by Joshua Wait
I ask too much of myself
drink a river
with a bamboo straw
perform brain surgery
with a pencil and an eraser
travel the world
in a balsa wood canoe
reassemble a tree
from its scattered ashes
quell the riot
with a basket of muffins
I ask too much of myself
get out of bed
and face the day
This poem was published in Wishing To Be Human
Joshua Wait studied English at UC Berkeley. He wrote his undergraduate thesis on the relationship between art and
poetry in the New York School. He received a Masters in Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. He has served in programs for children, youth, and college students, in an organization addressing climate change, and in the tech industry as a CTO. He currently divides his time between his family and his artistic practice.
