First published in Lighten Up Journal
Abstract ink swirl illustration
Poem

World War Me

My body’s a battlefield with two different fronts,

Hairline and waistline, both fighting at once.

My body’s a battlefield, but nobody’s winning.

Hairline and waistline, the wrong one keeps thinning.

First published in Lighten Up Journal

Bradford Gyori has been published in Café Irreal, Ghost Story, and The Museum Journal. He’s written for MTV, VH1, E!, FX and HBO Online and was the head writer of the Emmy-winning series Talk Soup.

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