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Ungendered Figure

By Mihir Bellamkonda

she barks bend over gorgeous     now is the age of knowledge unlimited
if you’re afraid there’s wikipedia     if you’re lonely there’s wikipedia
he purrs gender is constructed    roman concrete gets harder in seawater
suprastable calcium-silicate-hydrate      nipples get harder in seawater

I react with nonbinary hearts    I found a wrench in my lipstick
she said I dress in a metafemme manner     I found a they in my multitude
do not address me during meerkat manor     I react well to bad mixes    
I begin: to be is political      I found an error in the paperwork

this feminism is a public pool      everyone’s welcome till the water warms
to be honest take your clothes off     to be honest I didn’t mind the body
a pun exploits ambiguity to effect     which I read on wikipedia to be honest
so anyway I bent over gorgeous     exploited to what effect?

I have a limpid look in my lined eyes     I have a flaccid flick of the wrist
I told my therapist and she sent me a podcast    I told my lover and she sent me a podcast

Mihir Bellamkonda is a poet based in DC. They are often listening to music.

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