by Tony Schanuel
To The Woman Arrested For Breaking Into The Public Pool At Moonlight
after Kim Addonizio
If you’ve ever been girdled, formed your toes into
a triangle just so your calves could be defined, worn
a shirt over the bathing suit you spent hours trying on,
looked away while you’re telling the truth, made eye
contact when you were lying, said it was a butt
dial when you wanted to talk, immersed
yourself in bath water, instead of answering,
spilled mustard just to make a Rorschach,
played hide and seek, when no one was looking,
kicked your foot through the wall on accident,
said you’re fine on purpose, checked out
the ass of someone at church, cried being praised,
believed only vodka could help you call your brother/
come back tomorrow night, I’ll show you a way through
the chain link.
Cindy Ostuni is a writer and clinical social worker living in Syracuse, N.Y. Her work has been published in The Pinch Journal, Entropy, Unearthed, The Stone Canoe, the Reader’s Write section of The Sun Magazine, The Comstock Review and Ghost City Review. You can find her on facebook.com/CindyOstuni and at theoutsiderstudio.com.
Tony Schanuel is an award-winning photographer and visual artist who has fused a professional background in photography, digital technology, painting and mark making to create fine art that transcends those mediums. His work has been featured in Digital Imaging Magazine, Computer Graphic Magazine, Wild Heart Journal, St. Louis Design Magazine, and is a featured artist in Cyber Palette and Extreme Graphics, two books showcasing digital artists and their work. He has exhibited at the Florence Biennale and his art is held in private and corporate collections including the Fine Arts Museum of Houston permanent photographic collection. http://www.schanuelphoto.com