days like these, i’m glad you’ve known me as long as you have,
& that i don’t need to explain myself. world’s been heavy lately,
especially for folks like me. but that’s out there, and we’re in here.
pinned by you against the wall, i start to forget, & think instead
of your shoulders, the mole on your breast, your chin. & when
you push your fingers inside me, i feel like a man. which is to say,
salvageable.
River Vetter (they/them) is a queer and trans poet currently working towards their MFA at UMass Boston. Their work has been published or is upcoming in Impossible Archetype, Vagabond City, SCAB, and other magazines. INSTA
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