A spell for surviving the Trump presidency
Create a circle of ferns
larger than your body
Lie down inside the circle
with your feet facing north
Place an onyx stone
over your heart
& masturbate while meditating
on the tones
that echo
the interior architecture
of your stardust ancestry
For example:
I am the vowel sounds
that make a lilac hue
Repeat as needed
Mai Ivfjäll is a bilingual poet based in Stockholm (by way of Atlanta). A graduate of the Danish Hekseskolen, Mai’s poems have appeared in The Offing, Floret, Tidskriften Ordkonst, and elsewhere. Her tanka poetry diary can be found at 57577etc.tumblr.com