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.