My left eye is swelling
Like a torpedo
From keeping secrets.
They’re escaping
Despite my reluctance
To create
And talk.
My left eye is reddened
Sore and hot
Stories are collecting like tears
I rub my eye
Hoping for release.
My left eye is tight
The skin is shiny
Taunt
Stories simmering beneath.
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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.
