freckled sunlight flits through the waking waters
swimming swells and blushing waves
flushed with morning heat
implode in a froth at my feet
rapturously
recede
“All of You, Always” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork by Hugo Barros
Author: meaghanmerrifield
Steadily it Goes
the spiraling scarlet
deepens and darkens
with the aging day
swollen
susceptible
steadily swooping decay
breathes faint
drip from molding mouths
in an echo
that unintentionally spills out
it blows through the blood
and rattles the ribs
settles tenderly underfoot
as the light creeps to a dim
“Steadily it Goes” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork by Vince Pezzaniti
Devoid Dessert
pastel painted lips
part without purpose
others drink
they sip
sleepily
slender fingers swirl silky locks
lean limbs fold and uncross
doe-eyes
distant
find fulfillment in candy-coated confetti caresses
“Devoid Dessert” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork by Cardboard Cities
Mind’s Eye
the mind’s ever-discerning eye
watch
as it wanders around
bodies
unbound
leave the lazy ground
from the tops of toes
above humidity’s hum
fruit flows
from consciousness’s stream
heavy heads open and fall
legs
step in
to let
eyes
look out
“Mind’s Eye” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork by Paper Whistle
Deathless Spin
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” Soren Kierkegaard
Artwork by Adam Minorczyk
Await Anxious
the discomfort of familiarity with consistency
gnaws at necks
slides down the spine
and taunts with time
once
hours would fly then fall
wine white would bloom burgundy blood
pale purple cotton clouds would wave through black blue skies
memories would meld with dreams
and dance in the lush possibility of each impossibility
the dulled murky mind longs to return to such a time
when i was mine
“Taunting Time” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork by Marko Koeppe
Mirror Mirror
it’s unclear
as to why
every mirror
insists
on throwing your face
in front of me
“Mirror” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork by Carrion House
Flourish
with a dark fiery flourish
everything collapses
slow and unsteady
the biting beat
emanating from sour souls slipping to sleep
once bold
brash
brutal
unapologetically indulged
slurped up the spit of the sea
blew bubbles at the sky and laughed as it cried
earned exquisiteness
all ends should be so utter
so complete
“Flourish” by Meaghan Merrifield
“Die in Despair / Live in Ecstasy” by Eugenia Loli
http://society6.com/EugeniaLoli/Die-in-Despair–Live-in-Ecstasy_Print
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