…Ain’t Stoppin’ Me

a poem

Tolbert
Aug 5, 2022
A chipmunk in profile in cobra yoga pose on a branch. The head and nose are pointed up with the chest raised off the branch while the rest of the body hugs the branch. Leaves and trees are blurred in the background.
Photo by prasanthdas ds from Pexels

Chipmunks chirruping

right outside of my remote working space

ceaselessly screeching

and my tense, dense

lump of cerebral fat

cannot tolerate it.

I blast *Renaissance through my phone

and seconds after “I’m That Girl”

is bouncing off the walls

the chipmunks chirps

silence.

These mutha-munks ain’t stoppin me.

*Beyonce’s new album, Renaissance. First track is “I’m That Girl.” Listen below.

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Tolbert
Tolbert

Written by Tolbert

Librarian and Information Specialist by day. Queer writer of poetry, sensuality, personal experience, and health by night. Instagram @tolbert_on_medium #BLM✊🏿

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