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do u want / to make the mus / ickkkk again /

each melody is in / harmonious / u love it / loves it /

we’re under red light / i’m coming / into the back seat

of the convertible with / the top down thighs / up /

even my guts are be / jeweled

Caelan Ernest (they/them) is a nonbinary poet, performer, and thingamajig living in Brooklyn with their cat named Salad. They are the author of night mode. They hold an MFA in Writing from Pratt Institute. They are a publicist at Graywolf Press.