I like wearing garments with strings attached,
Its playfulness and contingency.
I like to get hung up on little things,
Because the fabrics I wear claim a space.
That is entangled in doorknobs and fences and trees.
I like my shoes to hurt by friction,
The blisters make me feel like I have conquered a distance.

It has been a while since I wore nothing for someone
With pleasure.
And still all my favorite things rip
Under the feelings I have eaten up,
Bursting to show what lies underneath. 

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