from DEAR JOURNAL, TODAY I STARTED A TWITTER ACCOUNT CALLED ‘IS UR ART POLITICAL’ I dreamt I was a peacock No one wanted to fuck me I filled my cunt with concrete It crumbled into your mouth Then I ate a banana // Punch me in the face like the guy who punched the Monet Stab a cigarette out and dunk it in my coffee At least then I would know why I am so ‘high risk’ // A bad girl that looks slutty A bad girl that acts like a good girl Remember when it was cool to“Hana Pera Aoake”
Author: Hana Pera Aoake
(Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Te Wehi & Ngāti Raukawa) is a writer and artist based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa. They work in a library & in a collective called Fresh and Fruity. They are studying towards an MFA at Massey.