Buyout clause

By Claire Rychlewski
Fall 2022 | Poetry

Think of a man—

any man you know

Will he crush your bones

beneath the balls of his feet?

Is it worse if he refuses?

Who will lick my spray tan

off my toes like you?

Who else needs to get that close?

Claire Rychlewski is a writer living in Chicago. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Portland Review, MoonPark Review, blush lit, witch craft mag, Hot Pink Mag and Sour Cherry Mag. Her chapbook, BORN TO ROT, was published in 2022 by Bottlecap Press.

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