Sun Clark

Incoming

SOS STOP. I AM STUCK ON ISLAND WITH ONLY THIS TELEGRAM STOP. A BEAR IS CHASING ME STOP. A BEAR IS GRABBING ME STOP. A BEAR IS ASKING ME IF BITTEN IS A THING I CAN BE STOP. I AM SCARED STOP. BUT THE BEAR IS BEAUTIFUL STOP. HOW HAVE I NEVER NOTICED HOW BEAUTIFUL BEARS ARE STOP. HIS EYES ARE SO DARK AND EASY STOP. HIS FUR IS SO SOFT STOP. AND BROWN STOP. I COULD BE BURIED IN THE MUD OF HIM STOP. HE TELLS ME HIS NAME IS MAJESTY STOP. HE SAYS I LOOK DELICIOUS STOP. HIS HANDS ARE LIKE HUMAN HANDS AND HOLD ME GENTLY STOP. I ASK HIM IF HE WILL EVER LET ME GO AND HE SAYS I AM THE HUNGRIEST BOY HE’S EVER MET I WANT TO KISS HIS WET NOSE AND OCCUPY HIS BODY LIKE A HOUSE STOP. I WANT TO BUILD HIM A HOUSE STOP. I WANT TO FEED HIM OCEAN TIL THE OCEAN’S GONE STOP. I LOVE HIM NOW STOP. AND IT IS TOO BEAUTIFUL HERE STOP. BUT WE CAN MAKE IT OURS TOGETHER STOP. ANYTHING TOGETHER STOP. WE CAN WAIT SHIT HE’S EATING ME OH GOD HE’S REALLY EATING ME OH GOD STOP.

Sun Clark is a queer multi-genre author based in Greenville, South Carolina. In the fall, they will continue their work at Bennington College. They are a 2024 YoungArts Winner with Distinction, and you can check out some of their work in Polyphony Lit and the Dawn Review.