Queer Self Pudding

Lenora Yee

“For all people reflecting on themselves, celebrating the vastness of their queer identities, I hope that you can melt into your self and celebrate your multiplicity, with love, warmth, and appreciation.”

is this what queerness feels like?

melting into the self you always knew?

egg yolk custard

in a cookie cutter

your soul spills slowly

over smooth metal edges

overflowing the limit of the self you thought you knew

unfolding

awakening yellow butterflies

fluttering in the newness

of allowing selves to finally breathe

and be fully free

ecstasy in being seen

queer self pudding