Lavender Hymn
Milton Lake, Rahway, NJ
Two girls, side by side and turningtowards each other. Her two fingers onher left hand, and there they are,forehead to forehead.
I am rooting for them, fromwhere I kneel in the grass. I digmy toes into the soil and praythat what’s between them growsdeep
into the earth.
Meditations in an Emergency
After Frank O’Hara and June 24, 2022
It’s a beautiful day to beterrified, don’t you think?Everything outside looks morealive than usual. This morning,with the bird songs, people withovaries call out to their ownkind. They gather bluebells,poppies, daisies and baby’s breath—flowers that are equally beautiful in lifeand death. Am I the assholefor hating straight womenwho wish that they were gay? Ora hypocrite who secretly knowsqueerness is convenient, too.From the pendulum of mydesire, honey drips like rays ofsun. My hands are like…
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The American Poetry Review (Digital) - 1 Issue, September/October 2023