𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒆 🥀

𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚/𝒉𝒆/𝒔𝒉𝒆 poet theatre artist storyteller my own little corner to share my art

[two-bees-poetry]

this has to be enough

[two-bees-poetry]

@confused-pie

[aerodynamic-desk-set]

this poem is about my disillusionment with catholicism, and what it’s like for me, a non-catholic, to experience a semblance of catholic guilt for aspects of my identity.

i have a MASSIVE hyperfixation on the history of the catholic church, its dogmas, & structure—consequently, i respect individual believers, and the overall desire to leave the earth better than you were born into. however, i openly critique the institution for a myriad of its conservative, straw based dogmas that have been used to justify centuries of oppression of various marginalized groups.

growing up as a non-catholic in a catholic school gave me a rather unique perspective on catholicism, ie as the poem is titled, having catholic trauma without ever being baptized.

thank you to my dearest friend kit for the title statement ☺️

[aerodynamic-desk-set]

written on november 6th, 2024. just like with my identity as a queer individual, i have a tense, complicated relationship with dance—an artform i adore, yet struggle to do.

paul amrani (a fellow queer dancer and theatre artist) made the title statement on their IG story, their response to the events on that day, and i was moved by their words that i wrote the first draft in under five minutes and posted it to my IG. since then, i’ve revised it, and am posting it here in it’s (for now) completed state.

merely existing authentically as a queer artist is my protest, and i am so proud of it.

[two-bees-poetry]

so soft it hurts

[aerodynamic-desk-set]

more theatrical poetry!!! more poetry about theatre!!! more taking poetic theatre and writing poems about it!!!

[mygodlessdesires]

Depravity - m.a.h. @mygodlessdesires

[majorasfemme]

[aerodynamic-desk-set]

fun fact, literally wrote a sapphic spicy poem, didn’t realize i did until my friends were like “rose… c’mon.”

girls don’t kiss girls, girls bake bread—my first published poem! published in Pulse Magazine in Fall 2023, written during a paid fellowship, from my collection “Q.”