The weight of these breasts
is an embarrassment of age
and shadow birth she says
with eyes that burn R’hllor red,
cursing the embellishments of
vulgar men––their tits held aloft
by the lightness of ego
and the shaped iron façade
of ceremonial chest plates.
Matthew Schultz is the author of two novels: On Coventry and We, The Wanted. His chapbook, Icaros, is forthcoming from ELJ Editions in May 2022.