the book of bella: canta 10

the book of bella: canta 10 is here!

"I thought I could outwork and

outsmart scarcity, but I quivered
overcaffeinated in the night, unable to sleep
and useless for any but the most anxious

thought. I forgot
that the leisure that generates poetry
looks like waste

from the perspective of scarcity,
just as expanding the category of woman
does under the selfsame condition."

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