AND THE DEMONS SAY HEY WHAT UP
I HOPE YOU’RE FEELING SPECTACULAR
AND OF COURSE I’M NOT, I’M SCREAMING
AT DEMONS THAT CAN’T SEEM TO TAKE
A FUCKING HINT, LET ALONE FERMENT
IN THE FETIDITY OF THEIR UNWANTEDNESS.
I SNEAK TO REMOTE MOUNTAINTOPS
AND FAR-OFF VALLEYS, STILL I CANNOT
GO MORE THAN A DAY OR TWO WITHOUT
AT LEAST THINKING ABOUT THE HORRORS,
THE TINNY WHINE OF CHILD-VOICES
INCHING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO ME
AS I BELLOW HEY, LISTEN LIKE THAT FAIRY
IN THE LEGEND OF ZELDA. IS THIS THING ON?
nat raum is a queer disabled artist, writer, and editor based on unceded Piscataway and Susquehannock land in Baltimore. They’re the author of origin trilogy, journal of various worries, and many others. Find them online at natraum.com.