the playground
hopes for normalcy
ex-spectacular hopes
for ordered play
grounds of bark and astroturf:
TERFs and BiTs*
rope swings, and slides
and pushing them higher
more absurd are the (audience) seats,
circling ‘round
play toys and Plato,
restricted by size:
t(w)o(o) (many) inches taller
and she’s told to sit and behave,
lest you grow any taller:
where she’ll go to play
and ego will stay:
beehive;
watched and spayed,
gutted, splayed, played, and neutered:
her spirit filleted.
Featured photo courtesy of author.
