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a light skinned woman with large eyes and long dark hair smiling at the cameraAudrey L. Reyes

Audrey L. Reyes (she/her) is a queer Filipino poet and former early childhood educator whose favorite workplace activity is raising hell. Her work has appeared in several online literary magazines, anthologies, and print issues around the world. She resides in Manila.

Litany of the Once-Perfect Child

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 by Audrey L. Reyes

How perfect we were/ at birth/ doted on/ Tabula rasa/ grazing on our soft newborn skulls/ Madami akong pangarap para sa’yo/ God forbid/ we learn to be/ own persons…

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Signed, Your PanBi Seagull

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 by Audrey L. Reyes

When I say love, I say maybe
& body & mind & smile.

I say hands & laugh & rounded mouths…

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