Buoy

In this frigid, paralyzing ocean

I found another body drowning

Another shipwrecked soul

To hold onto

And so we laugh while we sink

At the futility of it all

And we pee to keep each other warm

Michael Mooring is currently a junior at the University of Southern California. He is a Narrative Studies major who enjoys playing sports, watching movies, reading, and playing videogames. Some of his favorite authors include Vonnegut, Bukowski, and McInerney.