Not the preferred exhaustion

I considered getting laser hair removal
because a man again
he said something about my hair
on my thighs
calves
shins
chin
pussy
crease
so I looked at the groupons
and had a lot of cash at the time
and then I was like wait
this is my body
my body
my hair
mine
on my head
he asked why the short hair
why don’t you grow it out
I said whenever I’ve had long hair
on my head
I feel lost
like I don’t know what I’m doing with my life
plus I’m trying to avoid
any more sexual assaults

Jack Larmer is an artist and writer originally from Baltimore. Their work has appeared in Salt Hill, stadtsprachen magazin, Hobart, the Ann Arbor Film Festival, Institut für Alles Mögliche, La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse and MIX NYC.