3 poems

Swan Scissors

I want to smoke a

tea joint — the

kind Grace told me

about. I want to ride

horses & dick all through

the night.

a space to rip a

part

bleed into a

space to

drip wax into

the cracks &

carve poems in

to the wood

floors ,

I was really scared to

I was really scared

to touch

to touch to

let myself be

touched I was

scared I was

pretty scared

yea I

yea.

but

it was good . nice yea

it was sweet

so soft so

very gentle

it was easier

than I thought

it was better

than I thought

yea . it was

pretty beautiful

to touch & to be touched

it was like crystal .

to be healed

to heal

to be healed to

Swan Scissors is an MFA student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Working in installation, photo/video, textiles, painting, and poetry, their art seeks to abstract identity and space. Landscape, magick, and the body are used to explore themes around individual and collective healing. You can view their work at swanscissors.com and on instagram @swanscissors.