The Well and the Wicked

By: Mathilda Bofinger In a small distinct village, a well feeds its people. Villagers praise and safeguard the well; it brought them life and sustainability and kept illnesses at bay. Never once had a villager experienced the sting of a drought or the pang of widespread disease. The well’s water was blessed with good temperament …

The Subsect

By: Mathilda Bofinger This body More familiar than before Sits alone Sits unseated Sits foreign at my shore I know its shape and the space it will take its entrance into my own This body, with branches new and full Tiny buds, rage and full of gore Tender hands removed the muck And eventually succeed  …