Michael Chang

black gold

                    there you go again
​                    some shocking
​                    rumor about their relationship status
​                    breaking news about teleporting space raccoons
​                    the no-good tinder twins
​                    their banquet nobody ever leaves
​                    sun tzu said
​                    if the enemy leaves a door open, you must rush in
​                    robert greene said
​                    crush your enemy totally
​                    your fingers worker bees
​                    pads pressed against cold keys
​                    eyes scanning with ferocity
​                    processor speeding beyond belief
​                    you steal the president’s husband
​                    you walk into the liquor store nervous
​                    although you’re 30
​                    you do hot pot
​                    spice level suitable for caucasian
​                    crocodile tears & ravenous consumption
​                    etch-a-sketch reality
​                    bug bites & yoyogi park
​                    bad boys & newports
​                    circling like vultures
​                    against god
​                    can they keep up
​                    for maintenance of healthy hair & radiant skin
​                    finally understanding
​                    it is banal after all
​                    here in unit 223
​                    i am happy
​                    skin
​                    as promised
​                    like silken tofu
​                    alexa play center point road by thomas rhett
​                    touch me now
​                    ​but handle with care

Biography

MICHAEL CHANG (they/them) hopes to win the New Jersey Blueberry Princess pageant one day.  Michael strongly suspects that they were born in the wrong decade.  A recovering vegan, their favorite ice cream flavor was almost renamed due to scandal.  

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