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Prismatic
Sarah Birch
I cling to my femininity with press-on nails as if I don't need to let go. The ‘She' must come before the ‘They' because I'm not sitting on someone's shoulders and muffling my voice behind a trench coat.
But what if I was many before I was one.
I am my housemates' smiles. I am my mother's stained fingers. I am my ex-boyfriends' sense of humour. I am my ex-girlfriends' passions.
As I slot in the puzzle pieces, the picture begins to form, and it doesn't quite look like what was on the box.
Still, I am solved.
Prismatic by Sarah Birch. Sarah Birch (they/she) is a Boorloo writer and student. They are currently completing their Master of Arts at Curtin University where they major in Creative Writing. Sarah has been published in Pelican Magazine, Damsel, The Weaver, and Pulch. When not writing, Sarah can be found doomscrolling.
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