i sometimes look with longing for your death
i could stand shoulder to shoulder
in the expected liturgy of grief
i could visit your grave in autumn
to bring you flowers, to tell myself
the single, easy story of your life
the truth is a cold and narrow bed
i’d rather lie with you among the fading leaves
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Leon is a geeky queer feminist androgyne. They write speculative fiction centering queer characters. You can find them on Twitter @other_echoes, where they talk about gender, sexuality, fundamentalism, and Wonder Woman boxer briefs.