Les Sauvages

after Riley

she who’s she / the cat’s mother 

another lover / of animal binaries 

nature versus / reverse cowgirl 

gender bent / on defining 

boundaries / that no longer limit 

selves / as sexual 

preference / no longer simple choice 

between / which toilet door 

looks more appealing / rather 

disarm language / burn 

the letter of the law / pull up that drawbridge 

between you and / the me and / a she 

i was told to be 

in public places / private spaces 

obtain domain / names suited to 

this fresh young age / we live in 

we love in / plurality 

of minds / we think in we

Katrina Moinet holds an MA in creative writing. Katrina won Globe Soup 2021 Short Story prize and has longlisted in New Writers, Mslexia, and Fish poetry competitions. Find their work in Mslexia, Firmament (Seattle), Ffosfforws, The Poetry Marathon Anthologies, and Nation.Cymru. They host Bangor Blue Sky open mic & co-run Gwyl Môn Writing Festival. @KMoinetwrites katrinamoinet.com