oliver bendorf
A History of Sexuality
the person in uniform
decides
about people’s bodies
one on one
this person cares
whether or not you’re a—
disrupt
the hidden part
of the story
who deserves
then it gets scientific
degenerate glitter
you call me
how can you more clearly
do justice
to what extent does she—
or are we okay with this
footnoting
okay
to advance
a political agenda
are we okay
just footnoting
this avenue
I don’t know
I hate generalizations
to me, it’s the only way
it could end
okay
some injustices
have compelled me
to wonder if fewer roses
demand less police
if I am this, then
you’re a site of contest
we have [a clue/an ache]
in yr insistence on knowledge
once we straighten up—
I can’t have
bifurcation inside
who’s in?
I’ll be right back
okay
this next line
is the one that really gets me
I just disagree
Oliver Bendorf is an Iowa native finishing his MFA in Madison, Wisconsin. For other work, visit oliverbendorf.com.
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