Deliver Me
by Mon Malanovich-Gallagher
When it happens I don’t care much how
but make it be outside
to the sound of Lacrimosa
a bird song
a cat purr
a lover’s whisper in my ear
blinded by the morning sun
melting in the gentle breeze
peaceful
Untongue me then
Untender
Where no hand can reach
my curtain lifts -
the softest guillotine -
reveals the centre
soggysweet
underneath your petticoat of chaos
When it happens let me plead not guilty
of the many sins
vices engraved on fingertips
memory of my flesh
And let me be forgiven
in the open
I’ll take your sacrament anywhere you give it
In greedymouthed reverence
I’ll fall before you
to my knees
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Mon Malanovich-Gallagher is a non-binary queer poet from Oswiecim, Poland, which is better known in the world under its German name – Auschwitz. Their poems appeared internationally in a variety of chapbooks, anthologies and magazines including Queer Writing for a Brave New World, Beyond Words, Allegory Ridge and are forthcoming in a number of other publications, both online and in print. You can connect with Mon on IG: @MxMonMG
