Sweat Smile
︎︎︎︎︎ Max Hamilton
︎ Sept 2, 2023
Like promised
I collected each skin cell
before it could settle into dust
I have melted the raspberry in my mouth
let it buzz chemically
against my tongue
Now, he coils up his exploding arm
skewering a minor planet
Behind him, a burst fire hydrant
paints everything wet and reflective
The pavement has begun to squeak
underfoot like white cabbages
I am sinning just enough
I will be reborn
as a red onion
I collected each skin cell
before it could settle into dust
I have melted the raspberry in my mouth
let it buzz chemically
against my tongue
Now, he coils up his exploding arm
skewering a minor planet
Behind him, a burst fire hydrant
paints everything wet and reflective
The pavement has begun to squeak
underfoot like white cabbages
I am sinning just enough
I will be reborn
as a red onion
Max Hamilton lives and works in Brooklyn, New York