The Wardrobe's Best Dressed: twelve ways to occupy my body by sloane angelou

This selection, chosen by guest editor H.V. Cramond, is from twelve ways to occupy my body by sloane angelou (kith books).

i must warn you
avoid parts of my body that cause me to stumble
like it’s breasts, womb, and some moles

avoid those places and things in it
with sentimental value
it is a shrine where things that refuse to die stay
saved, sanctified and sacred
it no longer belongs to me
if you must occupy it, tremble carefully.

sloane angelou is a Multidimensional storyteller & writer of west african origin, passionate about learning of human existence by interrogating human experiences. They exist in liminal spaces.

H.V. Cramond holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and was the founding Poetry Editor of Requited Journal for 10 years. In 2018, she helped pass the Survivor’s Bill of Rights in Illinois as an organizer for Rise. Read more of her writing on her website.