my depression as punishment for desire
This poem was written by renée kay in a 12-Month Poetry Collection Generator taught by Angel Nafis.
i picture the apple
cinnabar & caught
in the dawn before evil
& wonder
if her breath
fogged the skin
renée kay is a queer poet in Brooklyn by way of Appalachia and other beautiful, strange places. Their poems can be found in Copper Nickel, Yes Poetry, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, and elsewhere. They work at Brooklyn Poets, where they serve as Development Manager and organize the Staff Picks Reading Series. You can find them on Twitter @reneekay__.
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