Benthic Zone, or The National Geographic Field Guide to the Troubled Youths of Santa Ana
if my mouth can't say anything worthwhile then let me have the mouth of an anglerfish,
a maw that consumes
let me think in prey and hunger and darkness,
contemplate mating and motion and nothing of a girl's worries
swimming slow and ponderous
(deliberate, dangerous)
if there's no leaving this gloom, then teach me to build a refuge of it;
give me the instinct to make a home out of the empty places
i want to sing saltwater, oh -
i want jaws that could swallow the moon
Courtney Nam is a tired college student from Santa Ana, currently studying in San Francisco. They enjoy urban folklore, juice boxes, and sharing their lunch with pigeons.