often times i hear you say things, and i think 

they are incisive. like the moon, or maybe

something less relative. tell them what you said 

when the blinking sky turned 

purple in your fist, and now, 

a concession: in ninth grade

i did model u.n. for a week,

and i didn’t know where 

to put my hands. and 

i was quiet, and i was the queen

of some landlocked country, stringing bullet-

points in another thin line

tonight you will speak 

with both hands, 

hear a buzz, and it’s 

one quick song for the livestream, your intro, or maybe 

something less relative.

Audrey Snow Matzke (she/they) is a queer and autistic high-school student from Chicago, IL. Brand new to the litmag scene, she is forthcoming in The Augment Review, and is always looking for new places to submit. In Minecraft, they have a horse named Jocasta.