little black ops

Olivia Garard

request
slim-fitting
LBD
playtime
TBD
expect
long-loiter
check-in 
as fragged
stilettos
pumps 
rolex
glitter
sequins 
silk
sparkle on
sunshine 
sheath 
pencil
no joy
shift
V-neck
A-line
contact
strapless
dark star
steady
go for size
bingo
zip lip
hot
damn
hose
(ripped chute)
what luck 
check-out 
chattermark
off-station
buzzer on

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Olivia A. Garard served as an active duty Marine Officer from 2014-2020. She is a member of the Military Writers Guild and tweets at @teaandtactics. She has published poems with War, Literature & the Arts, Inkstick Media, War on the Rocks, and The Wrath-Bearing Tree.

“little black ops” is an attempt to place a quotidian civilian activity, like shopping, in the context of a military operation.