poetry against queer assimilationism. anthems for the trans imagination. a rant about middle school boys. a six-year-old's obsession with dragons. a lovesong for trans people at magic the gathering tournaments. a prose poem reminding us that assimilation is a problem. a reminder that computers are actually very gay. a trans-assimilationist dystopia. and hope.

mk zariel (it/its) is a transmasculine poet, theater artist, movement journalist, & insurrectionary anarchist. it is fueled by folk-punk, Emma Goldman, and existential dread. it can be found online at https://linktr.ee/mkzariel, creating conflictually queer-anarchic spaces, and being mildly feral in the great lakes region. it is kinda gay ngl.