Cameron Martin


Ode to Pig Sweat

That feeling when the poppers hit.

Rush rush of Isobutyl Nitrite & other

mind-and-ass-expanding chemicals 

only ever used off-label—huffed—only 

nominally meant for artificial nails, VHS heads, 

sticky labels not yet off enough, sundry 

stubborn residues. The residual warning, hilarious, 

unusable, to please avoid prolonged inhalation in 

confined areas, as if this horny-fucker juice weren’t 

made for nostrils, their confined area, 

lung-to-blood-to-brain pipelines right above 

the mouth, asking for it: sloppy kiss, throbbing dick, 

all the amorous ammo the body can bare, 

unload, put on gaping view. Wanted. Only. Now.

 

Author bio:

Cameron Martin (all pronouns) is a fat & queer essayist & poet originally from Michigan. Their work has previously appeared in Sonora Review, The Normal School, Palette Poetry, Afternoon Visitor, and elsewhere. An MFA candidate in poetry at the University of Idaho, they live in Moscow, Idaho where they spend too much time on Twitter (@CMcLeodMartin) and in bed.