keeping up with the kardashians
by Sophie App-Singer
we got that
blackgirlbutwhite calabasas okurrrr
acrylic tips gleaming diamondlike under spotlight
heatlamps lorde got postcode envy looking at us,
& who wouldn’t
we have it all &
thats an understatement
we steal who you are down to your skin & make it look easy
goldleaf thinner than trained waists & implanted cheeks
pastor kanyes name on our fresh church yeezys
our hair braided down slick & weaveoutrageous
& you call us thieves?!
boi, we wouldn’t know wrong if he cheated on us
we are postwest & we are loving it
you want to be us be with us but cant
our thighs tight in g wagons
our effortless flexes y/project/gucci/prada
if we snowpowder if we spraytan
our eyes stay on empty
we stare into your soul & you shake
surrender is the sweetest when all you do
is take
Poet’s Bio
Sophie App-Singer is a poetess, baker, horse lover and pop culture fiend. Her ideal morning involves poetry and tea. She splits her time between Oregon and Utah.
Judge’s Comments – David Biespiel
The writing in this poem is alive. It’s language electrified, like this run, some of the best writing in the entire poem: “goldleaf thinner than trained waists & implanted cheeks/pastor kanyes name on our fresh church yeezys/our hair braided down slick & weaveoutrageous/& you call us thieves?!”