I applied
marriage
to
welts
tender
gentle maelstrom
asking
permission.
I wanted
blood
in
my glass
of
white worms.
[Erasure poem. Source text: Andrews, V.C. Flowers in the Attic, pg. 87. Pocket Books,]
Melissa Eleftherion is a writer, librarian, and a visual artist. She is the author of field guide to autobiography (The Operating System, 2018), & nine chapbooks, including the forthcoming trauma suture (above/ground press, 2020) WEB
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