By Emma Cholip
you taste of saccharine
my sweet tooth’s delight
i crave you in absurd amounts
to let you rot me
from the outside in
would be my honor
if it meant becoming
as decadent as you.
Emma Cholip (They/She) is a 23-year-old author from Wisconsin. They’re passionate about writing short horror fiction, but they deeply admire queer poetry as well. She is an editor for Messy Misfits Club zine, and has been previously published by Penumbra Online, Brave Voices Magazine, Queerlings, The Hyacinth Review, All My Relations, and more. When they aren’t writing, they can be found playing video games with their black cat, Juniper, close by. You can find them on Instagram and Twitter @emmacholip.