a touch of sugar
brown and loving
steals away my quaking nerves
and in their place
a frosted cake
of pleasing pink
to stir desire
“A Moment Free” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse
Artwork: “Mmmore Space Cake” by Steven quinn
Tag: collage
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
Warrior Cry
The Beat Goes On
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
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
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