the winter anthology
Vol. 9
Michael Autrey
in the spirit of
the spirit of
the beehive
One sister asks the other
About fucking close to water,
Fucking on a mountaintop.
Do it in bed. Don’t fuck with
Exotic locales. He’ll forget to pull out—
The monster drowns the girl.
Her father, daughter’s body in his arms,
Staggers through the town, mourners
Standing on their shadows’ necks
As St. George is often shown,
Standing on the dragon’s neck,
Waiting for the applause to die down.