A black crimson
oozes out of me
a honey we are drunk
on these Holy
Waters turned to
mead by swarms
of women swimming
in my bodily
fluids the midwife presses
the placenta into
my mouth stains
blood with the
moans of a music
not heard at all
Sasha Siem is a musician, writer and mother living in the UK. She studied music at Cambridge and has a PhD in Music and Poetry from Harvard University. Her work - for which she has been awarded a British Composer Award - has been performed by The London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Opera House, and Aldeburgh Music among others. She has released 5 alt-pop albums to critical acclaim and has recently authored The Way of Light on Water, which is her first poetry collection.