Leusa Lloyd

I am oyster


pried open, shucked
bivalves cracked         at the spine

plucked from seabed
stripped for pearl’s

iridescent light
moon of the sea

declared a delicacy
no – an aphrodisiac

a thing to be lemoned, vinegared
    swallowed                not chewed 

and once all is taken
left in two,

halved, emptied,
chucked


Back to Issue XIV…


Leusa Lloyd is an emerging Welsh writer and poet. Her poetry and short stories have been published in Ink Sweat & Tears, Propel Magazine, Green Ink Poetry, Mugwort, Moon Water, Tiny Wren Lit, Black Bough Poetry, Wee Sparrow Press and more. She was longlisted for the 2023 Mslexia Pamphlet Competition. Follow her on Instagram (@leusalloyd) and X (@lloydleusa).