REVISIONS OF A BURNING BUSH

Poetry
Written By travis l. tate

There is a burning bush.

Okay. Hello. God has teeth. Sorry—
ENOUGH ABOUT GOD.
Sorry—
ENOUGH ABOUT TEETH.
Oh my god!
Some things are meant to be white.
Wait—
Some things that are white are good.
Well, the snow!!
Duh.
I’ve been determined before I was born.
No.
Think about it.
Bend the way your stupid mind is Not supposed to.
ENOUGH ABOUT PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY ARE GODS.
Okay. Goodbye.
The God of Snow has left. 
Sorry! Not Sorry!
There is no fire now.
I am a fire
yet I love you.
I’m sick of waiting.
All I have to do is 
Think about
Toothpaste, Jasmine Rice, The Love
Fresh Blank Paper
Waiting to be 
Inked with Black. 

travis l. tate

travis l. tate (they/them) is a queer playwright, poet, and performer living in Brooklyn. Their poems have been published in Southern Humanities Review, Vassar Review, The Boiler, among other publications. Their first collection of poetry, Maiden, was published in June 2020 by VA Press. Their first collection of short stories, UNTENABLE MYSTIC CHARM, will be published by Stanchion Book Press in early 2024. Recently, they had a reading of YOUR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL at the Shiva Theatre with Breaking The Binary Theatre Festival in October 2023. They were a fellow in the Liberation Theatre Company's Playwriting Residency and Theatre East's Writers Group. Their plays have been produced by Dorset Theatre Festival, Victory Gardens, Theatre East and Breaking The Binary Theatre Festival. They earned their MFA in playwriting and poetry from Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin. Find out more information at travisltate.com

Twitter: @arealtravistea

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http://www.travisltate.com
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