whispering
just to see what it’s like
claim no interest
only a curiosity
years of walking by
months of gathering courage
ask to cross the invisible threshold
panic when the answer is yes
what if permission
admission
is not hers
what if the black lipstick
fishnet opera gloves
what if
surely
the coolest person this side of the state
doesn’t let me in
Rachel B Velebny is a writer and poet currently based in Barcelona. Originally from the Northwest US, she has been living and writing somewhere in Europe since 2009. Find more her work in A Thin Slice of Anxiety.
