Poetry
Dispellations: A Prayer
by Anna Maria HongLet dispersal reverse
pull the core of the core
in cinch the belly of the lord’s
curse pop it with a coiled
pin rehearse for worse
and worst release the burn
of bitumen release
the manikin boil
shepherd’s purse to voile
blanch belladonna to baste
the liver’s hoar turn
the sun’s dial
butter both sides
of foil feast on
the final course