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lungs..
Em König (University of Adelaide, Australia)

 


 

              where [to live]
              what [to breathe]

              a void
              the slit
              the sentence
              more acres
                    ten million
              slashed/burnt
              /breathing.
              breath
              stale
              in a darkpit
              of matters. masses
              the tissue. shaved
              her
              tangled
              lungs..
              at
              mo
              sph
              ere
              asphyxia
              under weight
              the dreams
              of us
              /seeing
              /not seeing

              plain
              blackcries
              blackcrying.

 


 

Em König is a queer poet, musician and creative writing PhD candidate at the University of Adelaide. His work has been published both in Australia and abroad in publications such as On Dit, Meniscus, Pure Slush and Malevolent Soap. Em is one half of music duo Winter Witches.

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