Another Microaggression by Andrew Garvin

could they say “we’re pregnant” some other way 


							                          this time I let pass
	
	what may be understood in a different context 
							
                                                                                  “normal gay” vs

“a large nose” needs historical accountability 
						            
                                                                   can they name



	any sport besides how my dad died “cycling” 
						                  
                                                                        	they try

comforting my grief “you must’ve loved your father” 
						
                                                                         	have they met him
	
	buried under their assumption “you can take it” 
							
                                                                                 and stay alive

Andrew Garvin is a queer writer. His work was selected as Winner of the Pleiades 2025 Prufer Poetry Prize, and Nominated for Best New Poets 2025. His poetry has been featured with the Guggenheim Museum, Pleiades, The MacGuffin, and more. He’s a Poetry Editor with Iron Oak Editions.

20 April 2026