rolls out the barn
sore swollen
breast leaking.
Flesh for
consumption
consummated.
Calf born
two heads
dead by morning.
What then of
the pus-yellow milk
dripping
on the hoof
-trodden floor?
The boys
sneak
by moonlight
into her field
to frighten
to laugh
upper lip fuzz
shining white.
Isabela Marino is a Cuban-Colombian interdisciplinary artist currently based on Treaty 7 land. Their work primarily focuses on the intersections of their identities and their relationship to the earth. They hold a BFA in Music with a minor in Creative Writing from Concordia University, and they are currently a JD Candidate at UofC.
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