THIS COLOR IS NOT RED

it’s the late 90s,

i’m wearing lip gloss

holographic glitter nail polish

you’re a gemini

we’re at the party

clear cassette tapes, cold beers

i want to smell your skin

it’s too much coconut-musk

it’s not enough acid

my lips vibrate like bees

skin turning television-light blue

drag your nails across my 

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