Cyclical:
forget how
to swallow,
fingertips
bluon particles
exiting a
cavernous
orifice
Incandescence:
electromagnetic sugar diversified
into mason jars
Nuclear fizzle:
heating pad
tendons on
what mystifies all physicians—
the lower back spines stupefy
Explosive:
Extracted teeth
found in the cellar
Invoke:
enkindled
doll skin
Revel:
mums scald
the world
an ignited
receiving
blanket
Calcify:
drought
damaged
roots and toes
Steel: an
aluminum
encased
body
sweltering
palms,
like
early onset
dementia
Char : memory,
remains burned, scattered ash
My body:
exists to
harden,
Brain waves:
emblaze
planets
waiting for the burn
I didn’t know I wanted
Jennifer MacBain-Stephens went to NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and currently lives in the DC area with her family. She is the author of six chapbooks. The most recent ones are forthcoming from Dancing Girl Press, Crisis Chronicles Press and Shirt Pocket Press. Her first full length poetry collection is forthcoming from Lucky Bastard Press. Recent work can be seen / is forthcoming at, Pretty Owl Poetry, Yes, Poetry, Gargoyle Magazine, Jet Fuel Review, Glittermob, The Norfolk Review, Moss Trill, Pith, So to Speak, Apple Valley Review, Otis Nebula, Freezeray, and Hobart. For more, visit: http://jennifermacbainstephens.wordpress.com/.
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