"Trying to Fit" by Evelyn N. Alfred

“Trying to Fit” by Evelyn N. Alfred

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Trying to Fit

 

pink.  pink.  pink.   gloss and polish.  gossip.  talk.  gossip.       shop. shop. shopping.

pink.  pink.  pink.     gloss and polish.  gossip.  talk.  gossip.       shop. shop. shopping.

pink.  pink.  pink.    gloss and polish.  gossip.  talk.  gossip.       shop. shop. shopping.

pink.  pink.  pink.    gloss and polish.  gossip.  talk.  gossip.       shop. shop. shopping.

 

My heart peeks, pokes through my brittle boy-crazy box.  Ribbon my edges with masking tape.

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Evelyn N. Alfred is an educator, poet, and bibliophile based in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Her poetry, stories, and reviews have been featured in several publications including: the Lambda Book Report, ISFN Anthology #1, and forthcoming in Torch and Bop, Strut, Dance. She currently dreams about cupcakes and using semi-colons correctly. Ms. Alfred also appeared in Specter’s Issue Zero