I tell myself
I am not as fat
as I look
& it’s true
I do tell
myself that—
because
I am a liar
a big fat liar
the scale agrees
fuck the scale
& fuck the mirror—
nobody asked you.
Image Siora Photography

I tell myself
I am not as fat
as I look
& it’s true
I do tell
myself that—
because
I am a liar
a big fat liar
the scale agrees
fuck the scale
& fuck the mirror—
nobody asked you.
Published in Open Arts Forum on .
I have one book of poetry published in Tucson by Moon Pony Press in 2009 titled, The Certainty of Looking Elsewhere. My poetry has been published in numerous small presses including: Dark Horse, Gargoyle, 6ix, Tor House Newsletter, The Moth.
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