A POEM by MJ BEACH
Dirt Track
Take me home and have your way with me, stud!
Hubba hubba, one night only, here comes a winner,
a big winner, a big winner, baby, in the victory lane, baby,
you in your fire suit, and suddenly
I'm big in the business of forgetting who I am.
Plumber, steam-fitter, driver, driver, driver!
Undress me into the promise of a normal life.
Joy is coming, driver, if I can convince myself.
Joy is coming, life is coming, fuck it if I'm not coming,
or, at least, I'm trying.
MJ Beach (she/her) is a writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is devout, impatient, and proud to be a dyke. She is the co host of Green Burial, a monthly community reading series for the strange and unusual. Her work can be found in Avant Appalachia, Adult Groceries, and more, and you can find her on Instagram.