by Denise Bossarte
little death, edging a sonnet
dsa: thots and trots event takes twitter by storm & i am sick
of roses. insta graphic industrial complex tells me which vibrator
to buy if i support the revolution, tonight i use my fingers. knuckle-
deep, i think about anything but the world. lips & teeth, thighs still
bruised, this mottled flesh i earned against the wall of that bar
i always hated, now stop telling me luigi is hot. god, here i am
thinking again. someone asked me my legal record on hinge
& baby, that’s cop shit right there. i like handcuffs when i ask
for them but that’s not always the case, is it? the state could
always fuck me harder than you; i’ve begged in different ways.
hot take: my cunt is not a gun. not everything is resistance
& we know it. don’t we deserve more than a little death?
Em Roth (they) is an educator and organizer in Boston. They believe in the promise of liberation and are enamored with the way that goats look in the sunset. If you are moved in any way by their work, they encourage you to donate to https://gazafunds.com/. Their poetry has been previously published by beestung, BRAWL Lit, and the B’K.
Denise Bossarte is an award-winning writer, photographer, and artist based in Texas, USA. When she’s not immersed in writing, she turns her lens to the world around her, exploring visual spaces with a keen eye for the unexpected. Her photography captures the beauty that emerges through happenstance.