we don’t yet have the language

for the time in which we live

the 2010s, the 2020’s, 

don’t feel lived in like the 90s

like naturally stressed 501s 

two sizes too big 

in every direction

y2k was the last mass adopted nickname

there is no confidence yet

in the unfolding millennium

so i propose a radical redetermination 

y2k of d2k, 

then d2k.1, 

now 2k.2, 

or, i posit “point two” 

in practice 

i mean obviously i don’t expect this to be taken on. its quite abstract. but i hope i can at least draw attention to what is a serious problem. we can’t be going around calling this the 20’s, it’s preposterous.

but you never know. this will probably go viral. by next week i will undoubtedly be a very famous poet and everyone will agree that this is d2k and maybe even that this is y2k.25? anyway, if we are going to live in the future, we should start talking in a befitting manner.