It Must Be Shameless

Apart disclaimed wicked pea, split soft skin
of the principle princess, who writhes,
a little blood passes her perineum every night,
grey linen sheets flax talisman plot luxe
to strip and scrub all gore
a plain bar of secret white soap
it is a pine tree, it is an orange blossom, is it a rose hip
under a baby tongue, blood cuts
punisher, swear it closed, closes it
 

Copyright Credit: Simone White, "It Must Be Shameless" from Of Being Dispersed. Copyright © 2016 by Simone White. Reprinted by permission of Futurepoem, www.futurepoem.com.
Source: Of Being Dispersed (Futurepoem, 2016)