Sacrificial
Bite down on soft cheek flesh
and watch the blood pool
from translucent tissue
Tooth is metaphor is madness
of the ruthless world
and you cannot extract me
If blood is needed as vehicle
to drive the tenor in,
then what have I become
To bolster this wholly savage
and untenable act
in my own tender mouth
Michaela Mayer is a 24-year-old writer residing in Virginia. She graduated with a Bachelor’s in English from the College of William & Mary and holds an Ma.Ed. from the same institution. She has been previously published in Winged Nation, Burning House Press, Perhappened Mag, Mineral Lit Mag, Windows Facing Windows, and Snapdragon Journal. She can be found on Twitter @mswannmayer5.
