The Worth of Cis-Het Dick

Body of Stone

by Helen Robertson

I keep trying to capture water
From a dry riverbed —

The dust in my hand speaks,
Whispers hydration;

Says: “I will nourish, provide”
I sip;

Let cracked earth fill my throat,
Choke thanks for sated thirst —

With prayer to Salvation
I pull him over me,

A monument to mediocrity
Whom I beg

For six inches of self worth.

 

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Featured by The Blasted Tree: October 26, 2021

Helen Robertson

Contributing Author

body of stone by Helen Robertson is a Blasted Tree original collection of poetry.

ISBN [Digital]: 978-1-987906-76-9

Cover Design by Kyle Flemmer

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