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to rest

the ephemeral child

By kpPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read
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between cranial vaults, a significant difference in thickness is not marked. female, 20, male, 48, no matter, measurements according to this pseudoscience are relatively the same. the diploë varies, but it will not protect. the skull responds to five hundred pounds of metal, plastic, and rubber traveling. brain density, matter, knowledge, memories, content! content! content! are not mass enough for a perfectly inelastic collision. the moerae measure their threads at the corner of fleet and exeter, and atropos gets busy. one-hundred-seventy-five pounds of body and eleven pounds of head (skull, eyes, teeth, brain, facial muscles, and skin, all holding weight outside of extension) comes to rest as lullaby by w. h. auden is read.

ElegyheartbreakProsesad poetryStream of Consciousness

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kp

I am a non-binary, trans-masc writer. I work to dismantle internalized structures of oppression, such as the gender binary, class, and race. My writing is personal but anecdotally points to a larger political picture of systemic injustice.

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  • angela hepworthabout a year ago

    You absolutely shine through this style of writing! Absolutely loved this, so innovative.

  • Caroline Craven2 years ago

    Holy moly! This was horrifyingly great.

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