Going Swimming
I want to believe there is nothing more to a text
but then I remember how deep the web can get / first a smile
from a shallow acquaintance / a simple search teaches you how
to make friends / before you know you’ve watched more videos
than you’ve blinked / the night becomes brighter / a dive you’re
not ready for makes you believe there is a loophole / your phone
vibrates so you remember to catch a breath / zoom and chat
rooms turn cells into pixels / waterproof is your weapon /
a porno teaches you rhythmic breathing / there’s going to be a
gasp
& nothing more
Shayna Gee (she/they) is a first-generation non-binary Chinese poet living on stolen Ramaytush Ohlone land also known as San Francisco, California. They have a degree in sociology from Mills College and will be forthcoming twice in the zine space, All Female Menu in 2021. They are currently collaborating with a collective of “Intergalactic Gaysians” on an anthology in the genre of speculative fiction. They are a tiger in the Chinese zodiac and a middle child with two sisters. She tweets at @sgeewrites.
Art: Molly Dunham