CONSENT by Maureen O'Leary

Consent

hush · issue 3

The girl is behind the tangle with
Purple thorns pushing in and
The sky’s the limit, son


Where is my son where is my daughter


It’s all petal to the metal from here, boys
And there is no catching her
There is no touching without consent
She’ll bite off your fingers
She’ll give you up for Lent.

Maureen O'Leary

Maureen O'Leary's most recent and upcoming work appears in Coffin Bell Journal, The Horror Zine, Ariadne Magazine, Bandit Fiction, Live Nude Poems, Train Poetry Journal, Archive of the Odd Issue #1, Passengers Journal, Bag of Bones Press' 206 Word Stories, Penumbric Speculative Fiction, The Esopus Reader, Black Spot Books' anthology Under Her Skin, Punk Noir Magazine, Bourbon Penn, and Sycamore Review. She is a graduate of Ashland MFA.