Mea Andrews

Imagined Rebellion

I pocket spiders to turn guard dog, hinge small
jumpers on my hips to ambush mosquitos O
negative high, hive creators, plunderers of flesh.
 
Arachnid weaponize my internet connection;
troops black widows and tarantulas, their reward
grasshoppers I feed fat on flowers, femoral
artery watered.
 
Spring load them onto my phone, spam filter
insta-replies. Miniaturize ten, one for each
of my toes, kick into colleagues’ mouths too
 
wide. Send as student debt cease-and-desist
notices, ceiling web Sally Mae somewhere,
slowly suck her dry.

Mea Andrews (she/her) is a writer from Georgia, who currently resides in China. She has just finished her MFA from Lindenwood University and is only recently back on the publication scene. You can find her in Vermilion, Rappahannock Review, and others. You can also follow her on Instagram at @mea_writes or go to her website at meaandrews.com.