Gay 90's on Roller Skates

  
There was a drag queen who always performed on roller skates at the Gay 90's. She lived in my building off of Loring Park and threw amazing parties. I cherished our friendship and her shaved eyebrows. It was a casual friendship one with only a greeting as we passed each other coming and going from the apartment complex.

One night, I snuck in to the Gay 90's to see her perform. All I remember was disco and yellow and the feeling that I'd love to be a drag queen. It scratched the itch of theatrics. I wanted to hide the still quivering and shy boy of winter behind the loud color of an illusive summer. Sometimes I still want to be an illusion.

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