Method Acting in Mormon Moanz

Some leave the state of their religious
oppression at eighteen. This porn star stays.
You fit in anyway — no tattoos, pious
posturing of eyes, quiet downward gaze
in childhood memorized, the first time men —
your father, bishop call you “little whore,”
sense memory at the church bookstore when
you buy the small details, CTR rings for
“worthiness interview”/deflowering
scene. Cast the men to look like them, square jaw,
dippled chin who lay on hands, removing
garments, Sunday dress. Cash for you, grandma’s
specialist. Won’t ask how you afford to pay.
Bishop, himself, donated, you could say.

Kristin Garth is a Pushcart, Best of the Net & Rhysling nominated sonnet stalker. Her sonnets have stalked journals like Glass, Yes, Five:2:One, Luna Luna and more. She is the author of seventeen books of poetry including Pink Plastic House (Maverick Duck Press), Crow Carriage (The Hedgehog Poetry Press), Flutter: Southern Gothic Fever Dream (TwistiT Press), The Meadow (APEP Publications) and Golden Ticket from Roaring Junior Press. She is the founder of Pink Plastic House a tiny journal and co-founder of Performance Anxiety, an online poetry reading series. Follow her on Twitter: (@lolaandjolie) and her website kristingarth.com.