“I’m a Skinny Black Cat in Pearls” by Karen Hildebrand (poetry ’22)

Poetry alumn Karen Hildebrand was recently featured in LEON Literary Review. Read an excerpt and find a link to the full text below:

I’m a Skinny Black Cat in Pearls


i
Seeking to date someone with high energy—
May play pickleball, enjoys golf. May
swindle you of your retirement stash.

Remember high school make-out parties?
Geeky sophomores, reeking of Ban roll-on,
locking braces in the dim faux wood basement
of a girl whose parents had to be insane.

Continue reading here:  Karen Hildebrand | LEON Literary Review