goodwifthing

Pattie McCarthy

mercy said that she told her mercy told
 the wifthing of bath tooth-gapped beautiful
 lickerous deaf the hawk in havoc 
plucks a chinhair wearing reading glasses
 the hex in hag one wishes
 just once for the hag to remain a hag 
speak of mercy & the wolf will appear
 let nature take its course they said I was 
covered in blood on my knees in nature 
saying this happens to everyone comforts 
exactly no one note that mnu
 stands for maiden name unknown an exhaustive
 accusation archive they said why didn’t
 you fight back I said that’s what I’m doing

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October 22, 2018

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Pattie McCarthy is the author of six books of poetry and a dozen chapbooks, most recently margerykempething and qweyne wifthing (eth press, 2017). She is nontenure track faculty at Temple University.

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Issue 6 – 2018

Clinton, Iowa

Editors: Gabriella Torres and Gina Myers

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