r e a d s a l

and this matters why

[readsal]

Longevity curbed

per effulgence’s vertex—

we sit, sulk & sweat;

Envy acclaim’s lank marrow,

char under 1000 suns

Sal Ortiz | 2026 🌭💦

[readsal]

Still on my bullshit.

[readsal]

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Work has become a fixed deception. You must step away and partake elsewhere to flourish.

[readsal]

Waking to sky threats—

Robin yet keeps his peer low

for grounded breakfast

Sal Ortiz | 2026 ☕️🪱

[readsal]

🦋

Mayfly, Junefly, Julyfly—

Before we ever notice,

August pops its cocoon

and flies away with our

summer.

Sal Ortiz | 2026

[readsal]

Flagrante | Sal Ortiz | 2026 🌺

[readsal]

“Like a waiter?”

—My immediate thought anytime someone says “let go of what no longer serves you.”

[readsal]

It’s raining hard right now and it sounds soooo nice

[readsal]

Bereft of quiver—

Archers miss no impetus

to fell, cordially

Sal Ortiz | 2026 🪶

[readsal]

Pied pride, root to bloom

shows the world they’re worthy, too;

Homely street bouquets—

scarcely dwelling in mind’s eye,

ever vivid when we’re low

Sal Ortiz | 2026 💐

[readsal]

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My sister’s isolation has gotten in the way of our relationship.

[readsal]

S☀️mmar

Elongated rays in cutoffs

strut up and down the neighborhood

on varying degrees of leash,

oblivious to my anti-thirst

Whenever taints may call,

it’s always better being sticky alone;

to carry your groceries neat,

long past noontide’s snarl

Sal Ortiz | 2026 🧋

[readsal]

Night arrives thieving—

each yawn swallows further youth;

Moon watches, renews

Sal Ortiz | 2026 🌒

[readsal]

Flag Day | Sal Ortiz | 2026 🏳️‍🌈

[readsal]

Reacher | Sal Ortiz | 2026 ⛅️

[readsal]

Riding the rails, roaming towns you’ve never been to before, doing light work for cash or food, sleeping outside when the weather’s nice.

All while engaging in various types and degrees of BDSM along the way:

vagabondage — n.  / ˈva-gə-ˌbän-dij / 🪢

[readsal]

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The authority of your diligence and dedication yields fulfillment.