Thank you for submitting to GirdleWe very much appreciate the opportunityto read your work We read your poems with interest,but have decided that they do notmeet our current needs How could I know your current needs?Unless, of course, I am in your inner circleand know the dates of your upcomingdental appointmentsand/or recent traumas We know this is a particularly difficult time toreceive this kind of … Continue reading An Oft-Told Tale, But What Does It Mean? by Barbara Tramonte

Stretch your armsToward me orAgainst me,A goodAnd badPas de deux Tensions flyThis way andthat No softnessNo MamiMaking foodFor us anymoreNo. Let’s figure outHow to use friction There was the beachIn the backseatOf my notebook My dreamsThe organza of thosePantiesPurchased at the drugstore The frillSo stiffLike our pursuit *Previously published in Umbrella Factory Magazine Continue reading Love Me by Barbara Tramonte