Lovely Penguin

by marie gordon

it was rumored
before i got here
campus cut-throats
prepped to destroy

I laughed at threats
Public school girl—
I’m not afraid
Of sharp tri delts

8 am class
stilleto heels
I get glares for
Pajama pants

Destined to be
Elliptical bitch
Working pounds skin
Each layer thin

I hated sweat
With sweaty palms
Anxiously changed
Into lacoste

We are rumored
To be bitches
We rumored that
We skirted rage

Stomping sidewalks
Knee-high leather
Duke intimidates
Not like Duke chx

Brutal orgo
Not like Duke chx
Thinning sports bras
For cocktail nights

Blue competitors’
Eyes versus hair
Height over weight
BMI drops

Little quad pools
Make heels soggy
We are stomping
On each other

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