lychee
like Plath’s figs
splitting open, split person
jars of them, of us-es, naked on the shelf
my pickled selves spooning each other
elbows in knees in bellies fumbling bruising
dumb mouths gasp-fighting for air
which me is selected which me
brought to open mouth
which one of me dies
Megan Waring is a poet, playwright and fiber artist. She holds a MFA in poetry from University of Massachusetts Boston, where she teaches. Megan is the honored recipient of the 2020 St. Botolph’s Emerging Artist Award and her work has been published or is forthcoming in Salamander, Nailed, and Pulp Literature, among others. Megan’s third co-written play, Monster Coalition, was produced by Greene Room Productions in October 2021. More information at https://meganmwaring.wixsite.com/my-site .