“I’d built an Altar to Black kink because I was leading a workshop on introducing self-identified Black women to kink, so I dragged out practically every toy…”

“it is of interest to me / that morrocan-wool races knits against conspicuous colors / fabrics are of interest to me / concerned citizens”

“My head is swimming in J’adore, the office reeks of it. I wonder / who could ever adore / this expanse if it got any bigger.”

“In the bathroom, I stare at the puckered kiss of a conch shell and a square book. The book was given to my mom by a body positive hippie. For them, it was about girl power and pampering oneself. “

“Before I touch myself
I take a memory out of its drawer & color it blue —
the bend of you knee where I first touched you,”