‘Sorry If You Get Published’

Judy Jenks’ passion for photography began early, using polaroids, Instamatics, and other devices available in the 1970s. She mourns the days of film photography but is adapting to digital. She lives in Virginia and has published photography as well as writings of prose, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

sorry if you get published

i’ve been submitting to

top-tier

literary journals

about how sexting with you made me question

my sexuality.

i’d ask if you mind 

but this is the first time i’ve seen you in months 

and we aren’t that close.

the poem calls you a “little magnet”

and discusses how i’ve spent evenings

imagining how you taste. wrapped in bedsheets, spread before me like a feast.

don’t panic. i immortalize everyone. 

you’re welcome.

anyway, you were great in Oklahoma! the Musical. 

Alexis Rhodes is a queer, polyamorous poet, playwright, performer, and strategist based in North Carolina. Her poetry has been described as raw and confessional, with just enough humor to lighten the mood. Alexis lives with her husband, two kids, and a hedgehog named Hedge.