Issue 2: embodied
Mourning Sex
Jen Jakob
Wrapped in sheets
neither hers nor mine.
She coos
my name
in time with a dove
weeping
beyond the glass.
We make love
in a gentle,
ardent rhythm.
I had never
made love before.
She makes it taste like
poetry &
summer berries
& the brine of sweat
for breakfast;
break your fast
on the flesh between my legs.
My head on her breasts
waves of sunlight
lapping lazy
at our thighs
floating
and coming down
wound in coils of
lust & promise.
promise you’ll s(t)ay:
Someday, the sheets
will be ours.
Jen Jakob (she/they) is an emerging poet and editor currently based in Kingston, Ontario. She identifies as a genderfluid lesbian, and much of her poetry gravitates towards sapphic love and desire with strong influences from both classic and contemporary literature. Jen is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in English Literature at Queen’s University, and has been previously published in QT Literary magazine. Jen also edits for flo. literary magazine in Ottawa as their poetry editor.