Saturday Night
In a past life, I looked down
from a star, wishing to apparate
in the streets, only to learn
life is a lot of posturing and stepping
out of the way.
I keep trying to uncenter myself
from these narratives,
but my face keeps appearing
in the window.
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Seth Leeper is a queer poet. His work has appeared, or is forthcoming in Adroit Journal, Foglifter, Greensboro Review, ONLY POEMS, Poet Lore, Prairie Schooner, Salamander, and Waxwing, among others. He holds an M.S. in Special Education from Pace University and B.A. in Creative Writing and Fashion Journalism from San Francisco State University. He is a candidate in the Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program at Randolph College. His work has been nominated for inclusion in the Best New Poets, Best of the Net, and Pushcart anthologies. He lives and teaches in Brooklyn, NY, including drop in and virtual workshops for Brooklyn Poets. He can be found on Instagram @sethwleeper.
