kelly ginger

Control

It could have been

an upside down cake.


Smooth and


What if we walked in,

as if that was us, me or you,

and there he was.


Toes airless, or

still in his shoes

because he was too busy walking

all night

to take them off.


I’m sure there is somewhere

he usually put them,



or was supposed to.


Kelly Ginger is currently earning her M.F.A. at Brooklyn College.
She found a key in Bed-Stuy in which the phrase "HA" is engraved.
She is sure this key will unlock a door somewhere at some time,
and that perhaps it will be funny.