Scout Faller
PAYMENTS ARE REQUIRED WHEN SERVICES ARE RENDERED
—champagne secret—i sip it—ermine fitting—lucky in all this
living—well-groomed i—thumb the inside—red carmine and
maroon—the painting flooding—giving birth—i mimic her—in
the—city sequencing dreams—blue light streams—down the
walls—i take it up—and off and on—and down—the corridor—in
my coat pocket—energy—concerning pleasure—concerning—after
hours rentals—concerning orgies—like lot’s wife i look—the man
is—coming—into his own—table—he is participating—in
infrastructure—an about face—off screen—a low
heel—downsizing—they pay me—dress me—the newspaper
informs me i died—from the inside—laughing—i buy a barbie
mattel—i mark out my blocking—in the avarice—of light—the
stitch and the keyhole—sticky—rising popping—stirrup legs—an
autopsy look—cued attention—one non-divisible
moment—waiting—for the door—to swing—
Scout (they/them) has poetry published in HAD, Hot Pink Mag, Ursus Americanus Press, and Bullshit Lit. They live in San Francisco with their partner and their cat. They do not have an MFA. You can find them singing in the Freekey choir of Oakland.