The Woman Hidden in the Forest
would tell you
this is not a disappearing act
this is in fact a transformation
to be so naked
and so wrapped in leaves
that boundaries cannot be determined
in respect to surrounding trees
that skin accepts bark as kin to keratin
and each instance of breathing
so expands that everything
is rooted is body
no she is not hiding
Lauren Mason is based in London. Her poems have been published widely in magazines and anthologies, and she holds an MA in Writing Poetry from Newcastle University/ Poetry School.