Category: Magazine
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Intimacy
Your heartbeat is nestled inside your chest, Yet I can feel the thrum; it mirrors mine, Mimicking your pace, keeping it in time. I know no religion, but still I’m blessed. All my inhibitions are put to test, Our eyes interlock, our pulses both climb Until we are lost in feelings sublime For forever in…
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A Blast From The Future
They say everything’s fair in love and war But where did the line go? There’s no peace anymore They covered the enemy in gore And betrayed their friends in the snow They say everything’s fair in love and war Humanity lives at our core So when did we go from friends to foes? There’s no…
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Heirloom Treasures
In Grandma’s kitchen, memories unfold, Recipes and stories, cherished and old. With flour-dusted hands and a heart so kind, Traditions crafted, in every bind. Worn recipe cards, aged with grace, Spices whisper from time’s embrace. The pot simmers gently, tales untold, Generations past, their love behold. Secret sauces, spices unite, Binding us in memories so…
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My block
My block don’t know sleep We’ve got cameras and permanent sirens Lullabies are the pop pop of gunshots and frankly it’s become a bit difficult to sleep without them My block is permanently decorated with the festive yellow and black tape that says“Yeah we wa here” My blocks got the jolly man patrolling with his…
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Tear In the Seam
Skin glows like diamonds in the sun, she writhes beneath the heat. Face perfected for the gods which pick it apart with their teeth, Separating every hair and freckle on her delicate little body. Time only sees the light of day when the brush is on her cheek. The alarm rings when her bones don’t…
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Modern cannibal
Scooped out my insides And served up on a platter I watch you feast On the flesh that was mine Something that used to be so familiar to me Is far gone There’s no telling what comes next You’re an ancient mystery A broken relic Never filled, always hungry But I’m right there to feed…
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homecoming
When it’s your land yours the soil recognizes your blood, welcomes you home in full bloom, she smiles down on you in the form of crisp rain and gentle sunbeams because she knows you won’t hurt her When it’s your house home you know which stairs creak the way a pianist knows scales, can create…
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I did so many drugs in so many parking lots
They met me in space time, where lightning struck the marble arch and we were linking red monkeys, from top bunk to bottom. i dyed my sheets with honeysuckle and cried about everything. one misstep and slip right off the cliffs edge we were t n a a u i o t o n g…
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Self Portrait of Thirteen
I was orange, yellow, redforking out of a thick brown body that promised to let me go In summertime I grew green malachite and peridotarms reaching with little help I stretched to reachthe snowflake obsidian skywho whispered its misty music in my ear I worked with the wind Fighting for fluorite freedomdistorted fingers anchoring me…
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Demon
Fuck! Stupid ant! I’ve been bitten. Talk about gaslighting. Tiny creature of trickery. You think it’s nothing, but god does it itch. Hydrocortisone stat! It’s not enough! Tylenol! Ice! Whatever. Bed time. Don’t let the bed bugs bite!