Walking down the street
is like riding a rollercoaster
without a harness: hold on
tight, and if it’s over fast
enough, you just might live.
Lily Makowski is a writer and performer from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and a recent graduate of the University of Alberta with a degree in Music and Creative Writing. She is the recipient of the 2016 Zenko Memorial Prize, and her work has been featured in Glass Buffalo, the Olive Reading chapbook series, and on QueerDeerMedia.com. You can follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/LilyMakowski.
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