offering
- rebecca y. lee

​He reaches, plucks
silver gleamings of
moonlit speckles
from acorns half-birthed on high

creates swirls
of spent copper seeds--
ritual vulnerability

Feet planted firmly, his body
explodes—collapses fireworks
from boiling earthquake rumbles

tectonic cracks spurt magma--
a final shudder
and his skin subsides

Another sacrifice
for Earth Mother
complete.

gluttony
- rebecca y. lee

Only the wicked walk through life innocuous,
unscathed and unafraid
murderers in broad daylight

But imagine them—driving thick
through orchid dreams--
taken to Persephone

She’d laugh and laugh
feed them pomegranate seeds

Watch as their faces turned inside out
boiling pustules below the surface

Aching to break away

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Rebecca Y. Lee is a queer/bi Taiwanese American poet whose work has appeared in Vagabond City. A graduate of Smith College, she now works in academic publishing as an editorial assistant. Rebecca lives in Los Angeles and is an equal opportunity foodie. Find her online at www.rebeccaylee.com or @aquariuschicken.