the only counting I did
was not of cards
but of conversations
where I was called
a prude
innocent
All in Poetry
Aquinas Strikes Out at Ave Maria University
Aquinas hadn’t been asked about his celibacy, although he would have revealed that his state of purity was chosen for its liberating potential
The Gutter
And suggest a round while we’re here
Because I’ll spare you the lecture
And find the door,
Ten pins left erect.
When I Found My Asexual Heart
I just wanted to pass
beneath your hot gaze,
pass beyond the glass
door to my desire:
a venti vessel filled
with iced chai.
Lisianthus nigrescens
"plants are all about sex, even Plato said it!"
Floriography
My roots are steel in the ground / My stem is not for breaking / Leave this flower where it stands
Gürtel / Belts
I always thought men looked better in suits. Like, in comparison with being naked.
Squish
I want to get drinks and food with you / Crawl into your brain places as we talk / Explore the topography of your mind web / And catch myself in your connections
A Love Letter to Grey-Asexuality
Your attraction is cautious, wanting to know someone before it will come out of hiding.
Repulsion
I feel off knowing romance / makes people happy but makes me
Why do I ask if I’m gray-ace when I know I’m gray-ace
It’s not that I’m against sex, or that I don’t even enjoy it / But it always feels like there’s something I’m missing
Untitled
When did I become a woman?
A Clockwork Orange
Yet, to me, the attraction is not just about the mind, the heart, or the soul…
Her Crush
And sex is not necessary, even if sexual fantasies are a part of her life.
I love you like a candle flickering on December 1st
I want to pour you thirteen cups of tea, / strawberry and cranberry, twirling, swirling, / like your eyebrows lifted when I said I didn’t want to have sex.
What Are The Steps?
All are secret dances / I do not know the steps to. / Some I regret not knowing / more than others.
An Impostor: and other abstract thoughts
Sometimes, I feel like an impostor. A poser.
Welcome Drought
They call xym on the phone sometimes. / By mutual unspoken agreement, no / one speaks of the dam, though xe knows / what they think, and they know / xe knows.
How to Appreciate Unwanted Things
He sheds tears for your ignorance, but breathes / relief, unburdened of long-unwanted antiques.
Untraditional
I’m not a woman nor am I a man / Nor any gender known under the sun.