PERVERSION
by Logan February
may be bad or good; must be directed
elsewhere, always pointed elsewhere;
at the reddish sex of cruelty; crushing
an orchid’s softest eye, a gleaming leather boot;
that hard shine like needles under
a man’s picture; shot in his negative color.
Source: From the Rebel Issue (October 2019)
PERVERSION
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
LOGAN FEBRUARY is a non-binary Nigerian poet. He and his work have been featured recently in The Rumpus, Dazed, The Guardian Life, Lambda Literary, Washington Square Review, Africa In Dialogue, and more. He is the author of In The Nude (Ouida Poetry, 2019) and three poetry chapbooks. You can find him at loganfebruary.com
