unafraid like roast duck on a spit
there is no law
as we know it
god is all for doomscrolling
whatever that means
mere exposure effect
right off the dome
is he a bad person
they thought they buried me
but i was a seed
crazy sperm
[to sherlock]: no shit, sherlock
we’re insects in a box
next to a bush
that never bears fruit
wild berries
instant karma
wasians are dangerous
they combine two of my fav things:
whiteboys & being azn
man, he was doing u a favor
by making u think he wouldn’t change
he’s like bambi made a wish
becoming a neurotic flowerboy
wit powerful boba eyes
& a gentle nibble
stunning at hockey
& down bad for his man
MICHAEL CHANG (they/them) is the author of THINGS A BRIGHT BOY CAN DO (Coach House, 2025) and HEROES (Temz Review/845 Press, 2026). They won the Poetry Project's Brannan Prize and edited Lambda Literary's Emerge anthology. Their work has appeared in AGNI, the American Poetry Review, the Greensboro Review, Harvard Review, the Iowa Review, and POETRY. Their translation work (from the Italian) has been featured in the Cortland Review, Denver Quarterly, Washington Square Review, and other outlets. They judged Cream City Review's 2025 Prize in Poetry. In 2026, they serve as an AWP Writer-to-Writer Mentor. They live in Manhattan.