Y.F. Wang

Grab the barbie by her blonde hair
& twist her head off in one turn. Remember
your best friend’s words: only stupid girls dye their hair;
remember his words next time you see a nest of burnt wires
clogged in your shower drain…

Content Warning: child abuse, sexual violence

spider legs crawl / at the hind of my neck / girl/ like twelve / crying on her eighteenth birthday. / unclasp before the dresser mirror; a comb made of your father’s teeth: / saturday’s apple juice. sophomore drop-out…