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West Coast departure, my lover
awaiting partner reunion
his permanent move
Permanent.
“I’m so excited for you!”
even as veiled grief wept out
in rare
unexpected red
flowing ruby-deep
from where he first entered me
but I guess that’s what love looks like
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J.D. Gevry (they/them; he/him; fae/faer) is a poet from Vermont whose writing is influenced by their experiences as a queer, polyamorous, non-binary trans writer with a disability. Their work has appeared, or is forthcoming in “The Bitchin’ Kitsch,” “just femme and dandy,” and “The Remington Review,” among others, and was longlisted for the 2023 erbacce-prize. J.D. is currently writing a book of poetry chronicling the accidental development of a queer romantic affair. Fae resides in Massachusetts with faer husband and several slowly dying plants.