Molly Gorelick
Summer 2025 | Poetry
Losing My Taste for the Nightlife
What are u wearing to bed? Can u breathe on the dance floor? R u at peace when u see ur reflection in the chrome of the urinal? A diva is a mythical creature. Tame her like a chambermaid, tits out in the tavern pouring you an ale like it’s olden times. She’s always wanted to go to Guangdong, her favorite brand’s sweatshop is there! Curly fumes unfurl from each of the factory’s appendages like a burp from a poison throat. If you were alive in the Middle Ages what would you do for a living? Roadside assistance is so beautiful this time of year. I’m so beautiful when I know what a consultant does. The beauty in the drop offers a lifespan. My ends beautify my means. The bouncer gave me some amazing advice. I can’t find it in my storage unit.
Molly Gorelick is a writer living in South Philadelphia. She wrote the digital chapbook Ariana Grande Accompanies Me To My Ovarian Cystectomy and Slips Me Some Extra Codeine (Metatron Press, 2024). She makes phone calls for a living. Find her on Instagram at @mollygmollygmollyg.