And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt;

for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

The world would be more interesting

if diseases weren’t so cruel

if fasting didn’t work

if God wasn’t right about us

Francesca Kritikos is the editor-in-chief of the journal and publisher SARKA. Her writing has recently been featured in Bullshit Lit, Blue Arrangements, Dream Boy Book Club and elsewhere. Her most recent book is SWEET BLOODY SALTY CLEAN (Feral Dove, 2023). She is also the author of Body Composition, a column on the composition of poetry.