After Daria S4E5: “The F Word”

say sorry for rejecting what is
ubiquitous—i’m open to being won over,
but i know bigger is not always better.
most people have low standards.

squeeze myself back into a skinsuit
i was not born to wear—it’s fine
if girl is for someone, but that someone
left my body a long time ago.

speak another word to those who wronged
me—forgiveness is overrated. you can
move on and still remember how deep
the wound was, at its widest.

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nat raum (they/them) is a disabled artist, writer, and genderless disaster based on unceded piscataway and susquehannock land in baltimore. they’re the editor-in-chief of fifth wheel press. their writing is published or forthcoming with Split Lip Magazine, BRUISER, beestung, Gone Lawn, and others. find them online at natraum.com.