‘Doll’s Eyes’ by Shae

Doll’s Eyes

she took the berries from the windowsill
the white ones blink back
they watch me chew my fingernails
i think about leaving
the berries follow me into the cupboard
they are humming
i am humming
her mouth the berry i now ate
made me a girl again and hungry



Shae is a queer, autistic goblin fascinated by speculative futures and the grotesque—why we flinch, what we cast out, and what it reveals about us. Interested in the intersection of accessibility, disability justice, and design, they are always circling back to one question: What does it mean to be held?