“'least
By Britta B.

'least we still lit tho


what makes me stone when I'm alone
spark and sputter when the others       like when
        eyes lock delicate and expect me to participate in eqtiquette
like when       the barista at Jet Fuel or the man of the house
      (I'm buying some wool from) answers the door on Wellesley
(since I shop marketplace now)       is when
            effervescent kindness bubbles out of my mouth?

         anytime somebody sings about
how iridescent they see me

             what burns is no blaze inside it's just a check engine

          light;bro-    my oomph is rinsed in fog heavy and misbehaving
    I hold it like a crying baby     slush-shushing my ruins in this elegant room

             what eats me to embers?       is a thief
                 thick as the grief we must yield to


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Picture of the 'least we still lit tho poem taken on the Toronto subway in May, 2026.