My first publication of 2024! Read in The Disappointed Housewife.
I see myself, waving at the window,
raving with Victor Frankenstein,
I see myself, drunk as all hell,
me drunk, Victor drunk, Victor ready
to sin his way into heaven,
I see myself, staggering baby-like
towards the operating table, fun fact it was
never lightning that brought
the beast to life, but it’s true
that Shelley had a baby and lost a baby
and still wonders if it was her fault,
now I see myself, wavering there,
trembling as I brush the creature’s shoulder,
because it’s not a beast it’s a creature,
and I’ve been wrong ever since I took a breath,
now I see myself, jumping back like a clap
as the creature twitches, Victor pours
a drink and then spits it out because he can,
I see myself flinch, I see myself,
I am married to the creature, I am drunk,
I am holding its head like a heart in my hands
because this seems to be my destiny,
my very moment of birth, Shelley,
I see myself, I’m talking to Victor,
he says I made you I don’t have to love you,
it’s the truth of creation, well
here is mine:
they say Adam came first, but not
this time