IN AND OUT
On an island with a harbor
Shaped like a question mark
The letter Q inhabits
Many souls
Queer quick quiet
Questioning questioning questioning
Quack
I like that about Vashon
Unincorporated, uninhibited
Unruly uncouth
Sometimes unhinged
You need a ferry
You need a lot of faeries
To get to the heart
Of this quizzical isle
In an old Lutheran church
Across from the Fire Station
Our historical museum
Has been duly queered
Rainbows sprout from every wall
Songs adorn the windows
Gardens question grief
And gender
Who knows what secrets
Might emerge in this space
Who knows what sense
Might coalesce from this quickening?
This is a honeycomb
Of queer community
Feast on it
Learn from it
Criticize it
Let’s all work to make life better for all…
This is It…