x marks the spot

the female form raises questions

about bodily autonomy

and challenges to it

meat is so prized

the sky cracks open

to be a woman in the

world right now is to have

interior

& to respond to it.

I knew I was in

my body all along.

Originally published in Street Cake Magazine.

Hi, I'm Susan Michele Coronel

I'm a writer and educator based in New York City.

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