Eight of Swords (Reversed)

dislocation
by Meep Matsushima

when i open myself to sing
a three-legged raven nests in my ribcage
beating wings replace a broken heart

ribs drift from spine and sternum
empty space filled with longing
for a city where I can’t survive

Meep Matsushima (she/æ) is a disabled dyke living in the D.C. suburbs after almost a decade in Tokyo. She writes queer poetry & kidlit.