By Jeevika Verma

I’m okay.

Be individual.

Okay,

tissue box, calendars, lists:

I’m okay.

Liq

Quid

Splash

See! So simple!

Nice brushwork,

Nice outline –

I’m okay one mug,

Mud.

Two mugs,

Muddled.

Many mugs –

Fucking paint puddles!

Go on!

No, drown!

Look – my red eyes,

Take advantage of

Me

My throbbing fingertips

So nice!

Broken lines broken

Mind! A muddle

Of big shapes of big things:

Of patriarchy,

Of tyranny,

Of discrimination –

No big words!
More color?

No!

Of prejudice then.

Nice!

Not yours,

My own prejudices

My own pre ju di ces

My own

Mine

Be nice now.

But look –

I know! Look child,

Bleed grey

To be okay.

List a calendar on tissues,

With water color,

Mudless?

No!

No!

I want to be:

Seven times infinity