we are now and ever will be apart
ceaseless
i must endure
the maddening rhythm
the poorly timed beats
of this atrophied heart
“The Beat Goes On” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork by Colette Saint Yves
Author: meaghanmerrifield
The Last Swim
indulge in the shallow pleasure of swimming on your surface
the gorgeous pressure of diving deep
the beautiful inability to breathe
evades me
your simple swells
your storms so brief
if only some salacious satisfaction were to lurk beneath
“The Last Swim” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork by Alicia Ortiz
The Basics
“In art as in love, instinct is enough.” Anatole France
Artwork by Alex Eckman-Lawn
Only You Will Do
“I have little left in myself — I must have you. The world may laugh — may call me absurd, selfish — but it does not signify. My very soul demands you: it will be satisfied, or it will take deadly vengeance on its frame.”
-Charlotte Bronte
Artwork by Corrinne
Run
I can’t tell if I’m running away from or toward myself
my pink legs
my blue heart
and my silly old head
still working out the start
“Run” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork Unknown
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He’s So Heavy
his frantic fingers run all over me
my belly bubbles
my teeth shake
the heat of his hands
melt my mouth
all I want is to burn
and burn
and never let him out
“He’s So Heavy” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork by tchmo
Up High to Deep Down
green grass smothers fallen leaves
the willow smiles as the daisies weep
summer sun is meant to be sweet
yet cities grow and growl
roots rise and limbs wither
broken bottle screams sink into honey thick dreams
and the beginning crashes into the middle
“Up High to Down Deep” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork by Ceren Kilic
Shall We Dance
“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
by Haruki Murakami
Artwork by Ruby Tingle
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