i am red     endless
that here gives me strength

the harvest moon makes wine
of our blood

i drink     offend the magnificent cow
o magnificent cow so often i offend

o comrades spread your nets
in these woods

for i have just seen a lioness
a tigress a panther some colossal cat

a sound sounding     bronzehoofed
golden manes golden armor golden cunt

don’t speak to me
of facts

i consider all the words i know
unprove them

a pack of hunting dogs approach
i hunt.

Leia Penina Wilson currently lives in the desert of Las Vegas, Nevada. After an appropriate amount of tears she hopes to earn her PhD in poetry. When she’s not reading YA fiction, she plays Magic the Gathering. Her first book of poems, i built a boat with all the towels in your closet (and will let you drown), is published by Red Hen Press.

The Spittle of a Bird
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