March 19, 2024



pitch to be your girlPoetry by Kameel Mir


i have moles you can count
for fun
if dislike 
prunes your heart
and your eyes never
shine or go jagged
for me again


don’t worry,
be happy
was sung by a man
with a fanatic urge
to mellow
his girl


but i can croon it
too,
i can pillage
my own comfort
for you —


that’s what i
am here for:


here 
is an egg
because
i am as much 
a bunny
as i am
spring;


heaven is
to be the pet
and
petted heavy
when the weather
turns ravaging,
and the lack of light
bares my lack,
makes it
ravishing. 


Kameel Mir is a writer and editor based in New York City.