ORIGIN

I remember a little fountain in the earth
Over the earth a terrible darting sun
A rose in a dark shrub
I fountain my father

I mother myself as every dark
born thing

I tried to fix us
Nail sun
Nail life

Holding a nail
A red fountain from
The little rose in my palm

I fountain in the dark
Darting over my mother

Sun rose
Here I am holding the melted father
He was terrible but he was little

MOSQUITO KISS

At the end of my bitter leash
Hovering one leap from the natural wine store
Rubbing shoulders with the natural wine bar, the pizzeria that only serves natural
So unnatural wavering on this corner
I could never be a one glass girl. God knows, I don’t sip I swig
My suitcase rolls in all directions

I watch Transplant Mommies swill skin to skin
Sweat on sweat on fingering the stem
I’m Baby, Bottle
Their linen makes a gray rainbow

StGermain
I wanted your blessing, but You put a hex on me

My musty petal armpit
My itchy brain
First he’ll drink
Later, pain

INCANTATION

A woman lays her dear old dog to rest when suddenly
abandoned dryer sheet appears out of nowhere

Place a dryer sheet in your mailbox before breakfast
This simple coffee trick helps trigger 24/7 fat burning
Wedding photos that shouldn’t have been taken
Quit eating dryer sheets before this happens

These $250/month senior living apartments are stunning
If you happen to find a dryer sheet in your mailbox one day this spring
don’t be too alarmed!

If you see a quilt pattern on a dryer sheet, this is what it means
If you see a dryer sheet with two front doors, this is what it means
If you see white stuff on your baby carrots, this is dryer sheet

If you randomly see a dryer sheet in the back of your mailbox,
your mail carrier put it there for a reason
There’s a reason someone left a dryer sheet in your mailbox
If you see a dryer sheet in your mailbox, this is what it means

Mags Chmielarczyk is a writer based in Ridgewood, New York. You can find them @dalmatianed