Justice #14
in my
Jay’s Lawn Care
crop top
Manhattan
as my backdrop.
I take a
because I’m the
Queer
who fell from the five story window
because this is the sort of thing
that happens to gay boys
who try to find themselves
in Chelsea.
and now
My pull up bar regime
My pull up bar universe.
How do you balance? On the top?
my hair in a pony tail
the sun on my back
I tell him my approach.
I tell him I balance
my metal
on this metal.
just an accident
I say
That’s a story
That sounds like a story you made up
He smiles
(Five)
I smile.
I’m the Queer
who balances his metal.
He calls me Wolverine
Went to Africa
got that Panther metal.
and I get to be
Wolverine.
and
49 others
don’t.
and
53 others
do.
Chin up
Hold your core
Your thighs touch the bar
Your legs carry you over
Ryan
I say
Justice
He says
I beg his pardon.
The trees look more alive
but fragile
And the sky looks tangible
but infinite.
Today, I get the opportunity
to teach this young man
Justice
how to twirl
on a pull up bar.
I get to take a
in my
Jay’s Lawn Care
crop top
Manhattan
as my backdrop.
