It's only ever funny if your tongue's in someone else's cheek,
Heather hooked her thumb in once,
Into the cavern of Heather's pink velvet mouth,
Just to see if she would let her.
They both let her.
Teeth squeaking against her touch, No gag and all swallow,
Just —
Fucking —
Perfect.

Lucy Hannah Ryan (she/they) is a poet, fiction writer and essayist from London. Her work often concerns gender, sexuality and complex relationships with the body inspired by lifelong chronic illness. They have an undeniable affinity for the strange, magical and macabre. They have had the pleasure of being featured in various publications including Half Mystic, Corvid Queen, and in Arachne Press's Solstice Shorts 2021 collection.