The Goddess Emerges
by Siân Killingsworth
I feel an alchemy
my body of bones
soft fingers
wrists, teeth, snug
and warmer
scent of flowers
slide deepening within
I inhale gently
my flesh shudders
jubilant, shook
I want
to praise the moment
make coming
a wonder
surrounded by light
roaring shouting pushing
magic keenly
into me
my body of bones
soft fingers
wrists, teeth, snug
and warmer
scent of flowers
slide deepening within
I inhale gently
my flesh shudders
jubilant, shook
I want
to praise the moment
make coming
a wonder
surrounded by light
roaring shouting pushing
magic keenly
into me
Siân Killingsworth is the author of Hiraeth and her poetry has appeared in periodicities: a journal of poetry and poetics, Otis Nebula Zine, Roi Fainéant Press, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in poetry from the New School, where she worked on the staff of Lit. She manages social media for Rise Up Review.