lofty golden goals
lay down to rest
to stay
after taken tolls
after time
after soot settled shame
nothing else remains
“Empty Amber” by Meaghan Merrifiend
Artwork by James Kirwan
Category: art
Lit Mash: It’s Me You’ll Never See
“Self-consciousness is the enemy of all art, be it acting, writing, painting, or living itself, which is the greatest art of all.”
-Ray Bradbury
Artwork by Chase Kunz
Eyes Open to the Glittering Guts of the Wild World
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”
Artwork by Quynbi Ada
Frail Folds
silly self
involved
destructive
rests within walls that wind in
curves that roll
crumble where the body begins
folds wail as they wilt
frivolous and frail
words limp out of lips
chewed
chapped
stale
Artwork by Rick Stoller
Inadequate Me
I am left
to steep
in the vast sea
of my inadequacies
“Inadequate Me” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork by Wharton
Monstrous Me
sun sucked skin
radiates red
under-toe
rusty rivers
intemperate
in a short lived sleep
slowly flow
lukewarm in a mellow must
head full of heavy hair
hisses
snaps
haughtily heaves
whips through wet sheets
revels
in riling the rowdy
the deceit
“‘Monstrous Me” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork by Javier Piñón
Slither and Squeeze
eloquently espousing elitisms
suffocating pseudo sophistication
without effort
always at ease
slim and strong
slithering squeeze
round
around
immobilizing mild mannered mouthes
comfortably composed
enraging the unwillingly exposed
“Slither and Squeeze” by Meaghan Merrifield
Artwork by Oscar Gallegos
Don’t look at me, I’m hideous
“I need to be alone. I need to ponder my shame and my despair in seclusion; I need the sunshine and the paving stones of the streets without companions, without conversation, face to face with myself, with only the music of my heart for company.”
Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer
Artwork by Julien Ulvoas
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