MEG RONAN

SADNAP

abdominal tears
wanting licked // going kiln­-dead
retreat or lamb dalliance
mobile treason­­--yes, mobile treason
wanting licked // taking other blades
grass feels each separate
wanting flat hand on limb
grass' surface sharps // not fattened
//ray can--­­yes
back down mobile treason
but one warmth wanted
back down
sharp silhouetting with one
flattened warmth abdominal
tears back down for now
sun a spectacular represenation
// a sunreel comfort     me a back down dead baby in a crib

the point here is to make space, what i meant to say is, oh, longing

i feel organ-­ill & oily
propane luster & bloated mortar mix

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MEG RONAN is the author of the obligatory garnish argument (SpringGun Press 2014). Her poems have appeared in 1913: a journal of forms, APARTMENT Poetry, Big Lucks & other lovely journals. She reads for Gazing Grain Press, an inclusive feminist chapbook press, organizes the In Your Ear reading series with Tony Mancus & works at Bridge Street Books in Washington, DC.