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    Phases of the Moon

    written by Kristen Koester-Smith

    28 days old and she’s whole.

    She appears.

    Full.

    Magical.

    Dressed in satin black and diamonds.

    The others are star stuck.

    She lingers, strong.

    She commands attention, she revels in song.

    Floating high the whole night long.

    Sliding her hands down the back of your neck,

    and tilting your chin to the heavens.

    Arresting gazes.

    Waitless, she flits from eye to eye.

    You bring her home with you,

    take her to bed.

    Treat her like the only bright thing in the sky.

    Goodnight, moon, you whisper.

     

    Another night.

    He tells her he can’t help himself.

    As he touches her where he wants.

    Without asking.

    Demands her skin for himself.

    She doesn’t mind.

    He’s got tattoos and a jawline that could cut moonstone.

    But somewhere inside,

    The part where she believes she belongs to herself,

    Wanes.

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    March 30, 2018 4 comments
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    The Rat.

    by Kristen Koester-Smith May 5, 2017

    Part 1: The Bleed That rat-tat-tatting in her head. The melancholy won’t leave her alone. No matter what she does to…

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    On Losing Weight

    by Kristen Koester-Smith November 14, 2016

    I used to be fat. I used to be disgusting. I used to have so much cellulite it actually hurt to see myself in swimsuits.I used to have a muffin top so big my jeans would leave a crease on my skin for hours after I took them off.I used to have thighs thick it was hard to even fathom they were mine. I had this sick desire to get rid of my legs all together—if only I could just rip them off.

    The self-loathing was so rich that I used to dig my nails into those soft, cellulite-y thighs and scratch as deep as I could. I would bare my teeth and look in the mirror and scream (under my breath so my parents/roommates/people in the dressing room next to me wouldn’t hear), “You fat fuck. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you.”

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Hi, I'm Kristen

I write stories, essays, and poems. Sometimes I perform. Sometimes I have conversations with interesting people. I share what I learn because I believe there's no healing in hiding, our lesson's are not our own, and we are all one.

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