ode to the bear
Fuzz and mass as he
Tramples through his wood
Unabashed
After hibernation
His mellow tidings
Sauntering on all fours
Fur untamed
Unbuttoned
Unfurling
Sleepy eyes as he
Jiggles his body
And yawns
And exhales
And scratches
His big belly
His biker’s bliss
With stocky limbs
He lifts himself up
Rubs his back
Against a tree
Can’t reach back there
But who cares
When he’s the biggest
In the land
Someone will come
And undo him
With their sharp claws
And masseur grip
Feeling the way he
Moves at the waist
As he rocks
Back
and
forth
Against
the
bark
His
dance
all
Mo-
men-
tum
His
dance
all
Hypnos
with a
lullaby
at the end
of his spine
he licks his lips
as he gets off
his huge
haunches
heavily
heavenly
hungrily...
I can never keep up with him.
Indovina is a moniker for Michael Indovina (he/him). He is a 21-year-old bisexual poet, artist, ekphrasist, and editor from New Jersey. He is a senior undergraduate student at Drew University, double majoring in English (with a concentration in Creative Writing) and Studio Art, while also minoring in Theatre Arts. He is the Editor-at-Large of Insanity's Horse, Drew University's art and literature magazine. Earlier this spring, he was the Assistant Editor for Beatdom Books, where he edited the forthcoming book, The Burroughs-Warhol Connection, by Victor Bockris, and issue #24 of Beatdom literary journal. He is also currently a volunteer editor and layout designer for Pureception Magazine. Indovina's writing can be found in Issue 1 of Chill Mag and in various issues of Insanity's Horse. His Instagram is @indovina_poetry.