Misha Solomon | OPEN YOUR MIND

How do you know you haven’t been infected
by the fungus that turns ants into zombies
and then erupts from your head, its fruiting
bodies releasing spores, which in turn infect
your friends……………………………….and family?
You may say………………………………you know
because you……………………………….aren’t an ant
but wouldn’t………………………………a good fungus
want to throw you off its scent? An ant is strong
and haven’t you always been strong or told you
were strong or should be strong? An ant can be
crushed and haven’t you been simply flattened
by this expectation to be strong? Climb to the
highest leaf, clamp down, share freedom

 


Misha Solomon (he/him) is a queer poet in and of Tiohti:áke/Montréal. He is the author of two chapbooks: FLORALS (above/ground, 2020) and Full Sentences (Turret House, 2022). His work has appeared in The /tƐmz/ Review, Leste Magazine, Yolk Literary Magazine, and elsewhere. He is currently pursuing his MA at Concordia University.