Virginities
one for hurting / for loveless / for rinsing yourself off afterwards
and meeting your eye in the bathroom mirror and saying firmly
you have not made a mistake / for a mistake
for knowing who you are / for confirmation
for otra lengua / for translating / for relearning how to share a bed
for a cold spreading in the stomach afterwards like too much milk
for feeling safe again / for screaming / for screaming
afterwards / for knowing your limits / for being subject
for being subjected / for losing, briefly, count
one for weariness / for déjà vu
one for been here before / for might as well
one for losing yourself
Finlay Worrallo is a queer cross-arts writer studying Modern Languages at Newcastle University. His work is published in VIBE, Queerlings, 14, the Braag’s speculative fiction chapbook Unfurl: Portrait of Another World. Instagram: @fworrallo