Book IV
Emilia Phillips
Woman always settled
on me like snow
on warm ground. Briefly.
Some mayfly
tender. But my body's weirder
than archetype, more
pulsed than
perfection. If I had been
marble, I would have
lost interest.
Who says Adam's
manlier?
Who became my nickname
for God.
I also called him
When, What, and Where.
Why just two
of us? Why does Adam
have nipples
if he can't provide
for his children?
How do I unsilly
a never-asked
question?
How do I make silence
my gender?
from the book NONBINARY BIRD OF PARADISE / University of Akron Press
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