And what of it?
A nick in the opening and I’m in.
A sliver of fingernail,
A chink of metal,
One hair.
We had clues,
but paid no attention,
as if there could ever be payment,
for the past.
A drift of dust,
a whiff of air,
a bird wing sheltering,
I close one eye and am buried beneath you.
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About Avery Cassell
Avery Cassell is a genderqueer San Francisco writer, poet, cartoonist, and artist who grew up in Iran. They live with their Maine Coon cat, Lulu, and bake yeasted waffles every Sunday morning.
Behrouz Gets Lucky is their first novel. You can find their erotic short stories sprinkled in various anthologies, including Best Lesbian Erotica 2015 and Sex Still Spoken Here. Avery is currently working on a book of more of Behrouz and Lucky's shenanigans, a memoir, and an illustrated early reader children's book about a eight year old transgender boy and his family.
