Platinum Summer

 by Katelyn Goyen

I wrote my autobiography in red
eyeshadow, purple lipstick 
romancing my alter-ego
her split
               pink lips &
               silk slips
               imported french absinthe 
               scissors and bleach.
a cherubic imitation
intoxicating / innocence 
mirror 
                                           flipped 
familiar 
                                           monster 
                                           grinning back 
                                           shining, volatile 
                  doll 
                  parts (& wings)

scraping, pretty erotic 
rinse, anise clouds 
repeat, bile 
peroxide hangover.  

Katelyn Goyen is a Brisbane based writer. She previously co-edited the dearly departed literary zine The Tundish Review.