Aaron Belz
Summer 2025 | Poetry
Common Data Architecture
I asked my wife if she was interested
in achieving a common data architecture,
and she said maybe later, after White Lotus,
when we’re in our pyjamas, when the brie
is on the board with the rice crackers,
maybe after that we can consider
standardizing the way we store, manage,
and access data across our home,
using consistent data models, storage
methods, and integration processes,
allowing for seamless data sharing
and analysis throughout the marriage,
regardless of where that data originates,
and I said okay cool, White Lotus it is.
Aaron Belz lives in St. Louis, Missouri. His poetry has appeared in Fence, Fine Madness, Exquisite Corpse, The Atlantic, Anti-Heroin Chic, and is forthcoming in Nimrod and other places. He has published four books, including Glitter Bomb (Persea, 2014) and Soft Launch (2019). John Ashbery said Belz's poetry reminds us that poetry should be bright, friendly, surprising, and totally committed to everything but itself. Reading him is like dreaming of a summer vacation and then taking it." Visit http://belz.net