Backward Day

Lilly Hogan

It’s backward day at yoga studio now

student tells me I do pose wrong I say angry face to her

 

poetry reading I pull out my poem

paper just has sticky man drawing

 

I smile at u, sticky man

you da best, even when rain in da city

 

I buy wig from man on street

it like funny movie w lady in hotel in Tokyo

 

I’m sorry your face looks like that

I’m not intentional just stupid LOL

 

my body got no tattoo on purpose

people always saying like why I say I dunno

 

I always getting into fights at yoga place

like why u all so stupid yoga people?

 

we’re all gonna die but my face looking older

fuck... babes... do I get Botox now

 

I start to feel like stupid yoga people sometime

but worse major “release me from this mortal coil” vibes

 

but I’m not in Denmark....hmmm.....

I wonder whether or not to jump off bridge

 

whatever I go to Sephora

I put on sample moisturizer I am OK—no Botox

 
 

Lilly Hogan lives in New York City. She is currently making a podcast about friendship and loneliness in New York City, which you can follow here.