Oh Map, Oh Ball Point Pen, Oh Water: Lexy Wanzell

April 24, 2020, Kate Belew With Lexy Wanzell (Brooklyn, New York)

I stayed at the north end of hope 

Waiting for something below to find me 

What wave does the bow of this ship 

Surrender to for an answer 

oh map, oh ball point pen, oh water 

you’ve become a holy trinity I never prayed to until recently  

and at this altar of window I say 

Where do sins go when they drown?

And do they give up easily?

This is the part where sea foam fills my bones

a new marrow that knows to swim

and sink all at once.