CLUMP/ BEAT

i want to roleplay.
you are the tissue
heavy with snot.
i’m the ozone layer,
sucking at a pliable
section of skin between my
pointer and thumb.
together we
gargle salt water for at
least thirty seconds each, then
down the basin it goes.
my smoggy body
shuffling through
its golden years.

Bethany Lewis recently received their BFA from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Their work has been published by pitymilk press, and Forklift, Ohio. You can find more of them, their process and experiments on Instagram @nonmetrical.