it's worse to chew apple seeds if ur gonna swallow them

this 1 time i turned 22 and every1 was like how does it feel to be
20 :))) ??

& i know it’s dumb shit. but swear i'm not fumbling!

try being this silly in the centerfold :P

& ok maybe i WAS counting & expected some *looks*

cuz years are longest when they are hardest / & “l-a-t-e-r that week” the
same dude who used to drive me to church parking lots dmd me & said “wow the big 18 !!” &
that felt

. . .

on purpose / cyanide / major apple core it's more of a hangnail now but i felt it all in the entrails

suckers ripped me off a poster and scribbled
“plotline”

& i bet they still sound me out against the plaster

like r u polly pocket chewable ?
r u cherry stem tied ? r u pineapple juiced ?
r u 2 syllable nicknamed ?

do u know any1 who actually prefers raisins ??
ditto

OK

so summer after 9th grade
& not even the one ur thinking of i have so many of
not even the ones ur thinking of & she replied “yeah … but he wanted you”
u never have a toothpick when u need it

bad listening = bad kissing

speaking of
when did u first learn to lip sync ? did they buy it ?

“if you steal my sunshine”
“if you steal my spine”

have u ever given a handjob while ur guts looked the other way lol

u know what big time sucks ?
explaining.

Melissa (Melly) Davidson is a queer canadian poet, dancer, and arts educator. Melly’s primary focus has been developing poetry workshops and programs that prioritize play and exploration for local community members. Her work can be found in Arc Poetry Magazine. Originally from Mohkínstsis, (Calgary, Alberta) she is now based out of Tkoronto (Toronto, Ontario). Today Melly is moved by the Fast & Furious franchise, keychains, and post-ironic playlists.

Marina Kappos (b. 1972) received an MFA from Yale University, School of Art in 1997 (New Haven, CT) and a BFA from the California Institute of Art in 1995 (Valencia, CA). She has exhibited extensively including solo shows at China Art Objects, I-20 gallery and Tokyo Wonder Site, Institute of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan. For her debut exhibition with SHRINE, You You You, Kappos presents a large-scale grid installation of “vibrating” paintings, all measuring 36 x 36 inches. The presentation mimics the pulsing rhythms and energy of individual paintings, and the effect is reminiscent of large speakers at a concert or stadium. Kappos has created a visual wall of sound that amplifies the presence of individual works while linking the group of paintings together. Her subjects are abstracted reflections of us all, and they engage with each other and also the audience directly. The works are optically active, tricking the eye with repeating hazy forms, and dance within their confined spaces like echoes. The exhibition will be open at SHRINE until April 16.