“Permanent Girl” by Amanda Newell (poetry ’17)

Two poems by Amanda Newell (poetry ’17), published by Cultural Weekly.

Permanent Girl

She’s fifty now   tired of riding the blue anchor etched into his left
bicep    tired of being his USNA pinup girl   always fighting gravity   bubbled

tits & ass sagging on the freckled folds of his skin.  The things she’s seen!
The pool halls!   Sundays at Charles Town   the Hollywood Casino   his favorite.

[…continue reading “Permanent Girl” as well as a second poem, “Black Angus,” at Cultural Weekly.]