The Wardrobe’s Best Dressed: Inheritance with a High Error Rate by Jen Karetnick

---

I Pose
For a Selfie with Venom
My Termite Service Technician
Who Is Still Sometimes Recognized
as His Nineties UFC Persona

as a fist
as a fist the inconsistent growth silhouette
as a fist the inconsistent growth silhouette of an heirloom tomato
as a fist the inconsistent growth silhouette of an heirloom tomato
         furrowed by the paths of insects

as an insect
as an insect that burrows
as an insect that burrows in the humid flesh and juice
as an insect that burrows in the humid flesh and juice of tropical
         wood frame houses

as a house
as a house like a retired competitor
as a house like a retired competitor on his second career
as a house like a retired competitor again invested in the
         opposition

as the opposition
as the opposition who drinks
as the opposition who drinks holistic remedies as if to purge
as the opposition who drinks holistic remedies as if to purge the
         losses of fights and women

as a woman
as a woman also giving
as a woman also giving up
as a woman also giving up what she has won and loves