Emilia Hamra

high priestess of perreo

high priestess of perreo / shakes that ass as an act of devotion
in red fringe found sorcery / in tecate found acid / night of one thousand limes
night after acid night / toll of the dembow bell / here again / here i am
& on cold rains / where dance only the devoted & the desperate / I AM THE DELIRIUM
o to suck the cross from your ear / sword / swallowed / black moon i would / black moon
slip out to the night through your bones / ribcage into bloodcage / ribshadow / shadowluchador
o to play with the shadows on your face / become velvet there / swerve with shy laughter
shadowenvy / shadows defiling / curling across an uninhaled neck / down a sacred thigh
o to grind on YOU / beautiful boy behind the bar / to fall down dancing at your feet

Emilia Joan Hamra lives in Philadelphia where she founded and edits The Shoutflower, a print journal of art and literature. She studied Creative Writing at Arizona State University, has worked as a copy-editor for Four Way Books, and was the recipient of the national Norman Mailer College Poetry Award. Her work is published in Occulum, giallo, Santa Ana River Review, and others.