tender is the flesh under bone
and rough are the nails on cheeks
barter eternity for open mouth chasms
abyss gaze finds me filthy
pulsing who knows what
under moonlight misting through bars
voyeur envoy of Selene unburden
me my mind leave me
ghoul on floor oh master my
master come for me come me let me
come please master come
good boy obey cockroach tongue go squish
pert crimson peck urge vital pain
amen

Ana Hein (she/her) is an essayist and critic. Her work has been featured in Electric Literature, The Rumpus, AFM, Digging Press Journal, Mothership, Compulsive Reader, and Videodame, among other publications. She holds an MFA in nonfiction from Columbia University. Currently, she lives in Poughkeepsie, New York. anaheinwrites.com