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Jan 14

My partner at the T would lay in the hospital bed
with me

My desire flecked eyes
met their flushed gaze
I so desperately wanted to slip out of these white walls
&into their selvedge denim

a soft breath caught between us

Hands filled with flesh
moved with the dexterity
only a drummer would know

every stroke struggled with silence
suppressed moans
expressed as
thick sweat rolling down my
xylophone spine

play my broken body like a vintage guitar

electric

glide up the neck
gently awaken all my senses
using tricks they learned before it broke

Tremolo on C

Suddenly, with emphasis! I exclaim!
“Oh God!! I’m so hot!”

&I was

My body was more familiar with pain
Than with pleasure
&it was sooo good to get reacquainted

Pinky &the BRAINDAMAGE

Pinky &the BRAINDAMAGE is a Disabled, Indigenous, 2 Spirit, and Latine performance artist. You may have recently seen them serenading or shaking their cane in the Chicago Drag Scene. In June of 2022, they wrote, directed, and starred in their solo show, “The Rebirth of Osiris'' at Haven Theatre Company. Previous roles also include; “Gabby Orozco” in Arizona Theatre Company’s production of American Mariachi, or their 5 years of work with Childsplay; Alice’s Rock and Roll Adventures in Wonderland, The Yellow Boat, Smartest Girl in the World, Girls who Wear Glasses, Super Cowgirl and Mighty Miracle, or. They graduated from Arizona State University; !Bocon!, The Tenement, with a bachelor's degree in Theatre and won first place in the National Society of Arts and Letters drama competition (2015). They are passionate about making the world more accessible!

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