There’s room to
laugh at my unfolding
As I survey
The space between ass and thigh.
The lack
Of.
Space.
I’ve become
Soft.
Wide.
I’ve become.
Unfolding.
Anything could hide here
The traces of laughter can fit behind my knees
Or between my breasts
I recognize none of it.
(Feature Image – Instagram: @thegrnwood)
Writer
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Chantal Eyong
Chantal is a writer, artist, and media producer based in Los Angeles, CA. Her work focuses on Afro-diasporic narratives with relation to self, placemaking, archives, and memory. Chantal holds an MFA in screenwriting at the University of California Riverside and is currently a doctoral student in the Media Arts + Practice program at the University of Southern Californi