by Samantha Lucia
traded the man-god
for the Mother
original sin
for humanity divine
blood-washed
for earth-rooted
guilt
for freedom
suppression
for voice
piety
for peace
heaven
for earth
Samantha Lucia is a queer poet living in the American South. This was not intentional. Her work lives where documentation becomes divination. Publications include MENACE, Twisted Tongue, Corporeal, Genrepunk, Electric Pink, Witches Magazine, Writers Resist, and Poetries in English, among others. Social: @iamsamanthalulu
January House Literary Journal 
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