Twee and Cringe
i was told i was smart so often as a child i grew to believe it
and i could hide faults on my thinking
emotionally flayed
the radiator sounded like breathing
beneath zoe’s heated blanket
i couldn’t get over motion smoothing
my voice modulated
i didn’t subject the room
snow on the ground
snowflake patterning on k’s car windows
i avoided love all weekend
Why Does Sweater
make you think of a garment and not a person trapped in heat?
something about me is so connecticut
sustained attention
photo angelic
love does have a shadow
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Emily Bark Brown is a poet from Alabama. Along with Zoe Tuck they edit Hot Pink Magazine at hotpinkmag.com.