it’s really long, after all
you can see it sticking out
of the line you gave me
to write it on
you’re supposed to show your work
or make it look effortless.
my last name can easily stretch
out on the beach with you
with her legs spread & her soft parts out
she will get brown
enough to be asked where she is
from & this is how she will know
she is different.
she won’t get stuck
in your teeth like some songs
this way when i take you
upstairs in the middle of the night
& i hyphenate my body with yours
when you say my clean name into my ear
i won’t have to turn off the lights