The Hole is the Beginning
Whenever a mother does not have a child / but needs a child, she goes to the hole / and there is always a baby / waiting for her.
Angel Leal is a Latinx genderqueer poet from Texas. Their previous work is out or forthcoming in Strange Horizons, Radon Journal, and Kaleidotrope. At the moment, they’re inspired by the works of Megan Milks and Kai Cheng Thom, insects found in their backyard, and local folklore from their haunted hometown.
Whenever a mother does not have a child / but needs a child, she goes to the hole / and there is always a baby / waiting for her.