“& O! When I say less
I mean as in classically beautiful, flaws
spilling out of my mouth like sexy
moon rocks. I cut out men’s tongues &
I sharpen myself & I’m scary & I’m bossy:
I’m the chick who raises snakes like a volcano.”
More from Morgan Parker
“I am not loved the way I want to be.”
“I dare you Tell me apart from other girls Nothing aches in here It’s a quiet, calculated…”
“Things don’t fall apart, they find new homes.”
“O! Vessel of womanhood I am loosed upon the world with dust and filed nails.”