holds itself together
with fright.
A gaze is fright.
It is what allows us
to be here.
In each world
there is one bird
trapped in a bag
by a fist.
In each bird
there is one girl.
In each girl, there is
another girl, there are two.
One catches the light. The other
is having the time of her life.
She suffers
with what she lives.
Julia Mounsey is a writer and performance artist. Her poetry has been published in The Silo and in Washington Square Review. Her performance work has been seen at The Silent Barn, Muchmore’s, Fresh Ground Pepper, New Skin//Old Ceremony at Cloud City, Little Theatre at Dixon Place, and the Cocoon Theatre in Poughkeepsie. She has worked with Soho Rep, New York City Players, YoungJean Lee, and is a member of the performance group GRANDMA. She will premiere an evening-length piece at the Brooklyn venue JACK in September, as part of their 2016-2017 season.
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