this was necessary by Afieya Kipp
i’ve made love to an
abundance of
elizabeths and
avas and
karinas let’s not
forget kiras
and oh my god
what about tianas
and danielles that preferred
dani and
ebonys and paolas
and chantes
that covered their bodies
in glitter and walked with me
to my car to kiss under
the headlamps in a parking lot.
i hid in bushes from the moms
and dads of courtneys
and harleys
and ravens and
ginas even bought
engagement rings
once for
a bunch of
lolas rented
cabins for a bevy
of biancas diswashered
dildos for my ace babes
ashantis that go by
‘aidens’ now.
and even when
i was all woven into
the quilts of queer
i still convinced
myself of a
story where i
hoe
with one beau
like a lady
should
Afieya Kipp (she/her) is a queer poet, editor and text-based artist born in Brooklyn, NY. She lives in northern New Jersey where she carries poems in her wallet and is an MFA candidate at Lindenwood University. Follow her on Twitter @AfieyaK.