BEATRIX LEE

tag it

who's in your estate tax tag
who's in your praying mantis tag
who's in your claustrophobia tag
who's in your downtown girl tag
who's in your slingback pump tag
who's in your crab nebula tag
who's in your apotheosis tag
who's in your devil wings tag
who's in your classical liberalism tag
who's in your synesthesia tag
who's in your research and development tag
who's in your dick pic tag
who's in your alternate reality tag
who's in your kitchen table tag
who's in your french immersion tag
who's in your deep vein thrombosis tag
who's in your carhart catharsis tag
who's in your monster mash tag
who's in your heavy hitter tag
who's in your compassion protocol tag
who's in your cardboard kingdom tag
who's in your dream suppressant tag

houses

Houses that are too clean make me nervous
Houses with white walls make me nervous
Houses with too few corners make me nervous
Houses with no knick-knacks make me nervous
Houses with no pictures make me nervous
Houses with open concepts make me nervous
Houses with too many bathrooms make me nervous
Houses too close to other houses make me nervous
Houses without basements make me nervous
Houses with cameras and microphones make me nervous
Houses with housekeepers make me nervous
Houses with fountains make me nervous
Houses with dishes that match make me nervous
Houses with too many people make me nervous
Houses with too few people make me nervous

i was a gay high schooler

1
Jared
Shortest of all
Demon smile and no knowledge
Obviously gay
"But he's a Jehovah's Witness!"
Please

2
Chris
Football player
Typical, I know
He used kindness
And that goddamn smile
To get my help in
Chemistry
I obliged with a grin and a blush
Spoke to me like you'd talk to
A human
Liked to knit

3
Jeremy
Goddamn football players
Idiot girlfriend
Typical, I know
Too much hair gel
Not enough hair

4
T.J.
Lean and taut
Legs like a vice
Found out and was
Flattered
Probably could have blown him
If he hadn't gotten his license
Revoked

Beatrix Lee is a trans woman living and writing in Chicago. She creates hybrid works of poetry, creative nonfiction, visual art, and sound about faggotry, the metaphysical, trans memory, and the ends of the world. These poems are a selection from her chapbook Nuclear Gardens. Her work and contact info can be found at ghoulchantsister.com.