jaclyn frances
victoria
Semaglutide and I,
swapping and spinning and spitting
he fucks me weekly,
little needle; lots of liquid,
how many? how many pounds
until
until
until
success?
until
I can strut down the runway in heavy wings?
I will proceed, I will proceed
with
this secret ritual, this dance, this deal,
and you
and you can shame me,
and call me a bad feminist,
and call me unholy,
and say I hate myself,
and tell me my body will be cursed
until the day I die,
but have you known the hunger?
but have you been a girl?
but have you been a girl no one loves?
have you been hidden,
have you hidden
your own body from yourself for so many years
that you can no longer see --
the angel.
So thank you Novo Nordisk.
I’ll see you in hell.
Jaclyn Frances is a writer and English teacher. Her inspirations include Sylvia Plath, Bruce Springsteen, The Sopranos, and wild sunflowers. She lives in LA with her husband and their two cats.