symptoms
she is aggregate
concrete and grit
held together in
a human shape
lying on her side
knees drawn up
flesh tensing to stone
and tendons in flames
the weight of
her body pressed
into the mattress
leaves a shallow hollow
once she’s gone
a print that may or
may not fill with water
B. Anne Adriaens is a Belgian immigrant based in Somerset. Her work has appeared in various publications, including Poetry Ireland Review, Abridged, Acumen, Skylight 47, Amsterdam Quarterly and Stand Magazine (forthcoming).