"Ophelia" by Jenna Lynn Good
take off all your clothes
and get high on your
creation—stand on your
spinny chair and in place of your
anticipated table dance
puke out your antiquated
ideation
and open your mouth to
new language.
calligraph your arms in mascara
write your fears on your
thighs
light your India incense
and put on your recovery
eminem CD
open the door
and step onto the
balance beam of a
concrete
ledge
wind on your cheeks
dirt in your mouth
eternity flashes
the obsession passes
step down dizzy.
Jenna Lynn Good is a graduating senior at the University of Michigan, where nobody pretends to understand the vehemence of her love for the Alice in Chains MTV Unplugged album. She likes to write in D’Nealian cursive with black ink all over CVS receipts, and her favorite color remains pinkpurpleandblue.