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A robin with a pretty tail;
Angie
A diagnosis; mood
stabilizers; my DBT skills group;
Angie
Birria tacos; starlings playing
in the snow; glitter eyeshadow;
paper cranes;
Angie
Hoppy Water; the taste of alcohol
in a kiss; a casual escape from
the heaviness of heartbreak;
Angie
My therapist; walking meditations;
zine club; jasmine green tea;
americanos; idealized parent protocol;
Angie
A freckled barista with kiss-me lips;
my magic wand; Sleater-Kinney;
daily affirmations; a good lay; queer
community; soft pretzels; Coke Zero;
my new tattoo;
Angie
My friends; my siblings; my mother;
myself; my new life; my fresh start;
Angie
Dyke movies; DIY shows; poetry
readings; leftover pizza; nail polish;
Angie
Bluebells; cinnamon syrup; murder
mysteries; leftist podcasts; cats
purring; Castlevania; Icy Hot patches;
karaoke at the El bar; Jennifer’s Body;
gorgeous women; the arrival of October;
the Sunday crossword; one night stands;
the potential of tomorrow; the end of today;
and Angie;
Angie;
Angie;
Julia Gwiazdowski (she/her) is a poet, educator, musician, and resident Sappho of Philadelphia. She writes on queerness, gender, and illness but cannot resist writing the occasional ekphrastic piece and love poem. She’s been previously published in Wizards In Space Magazine, Stone of Madness Press, and Voicemail Poems. She has also self-published a book of lesbian poetry titled “31 Days of Venus Aphrodite”, illustrated by dear friend and collaborator, Jesse Arbor. Julia can be found flirting with pretty bartenders between karaoke songs, watching DIY shows in sweaty basements, reading poems about her latest infatuation at open mics, or wasting time on Instagram under the username @atreenamedjulia.