opaque eyes
come to close
as the right
sick from the salted flesh of the left
retches
yearns for rest
while days
burdened by their broken toes
drag
slow
-Meaghan
Tag: Photography
Smooth Superiority
smooth superiority
rusts in a steaming haze
bloats
until it explodes
Lifted by Light
Sunday Funnies: Friendbeasts
Rainbow by Stephen Quinn
Evo Plant by Cosmic nuggets
Dirt Road by Stephen Quinn
Mr ET by Retrowhale
Nice Tiger by Retrowhale
Observation of a Man in a Diner
He walks into the diner, alone, but he looks around.
Blue flannel and jeans, stringy brown hair, all 1990’s.
He sits in a booth by himself
Pushes his silverware out of the way,
And covers his eyes with his finger tips for a time
— Perhaps as respite,
Perhaps meditative.
His right leg bounces, dirty jeans,
Dirty under the nails, dirty tennis shoes.
He has ordered a coffee and a mimosa, but I can’t help think he is too young.
He feels a little better once he gets his food.
His leg stops shaking.
He smiles at a girl passing by, who doesn’t notice him.
“Diner Observation #1” by Vanessa Cate
Artwork: The Undone by Charles Wilkins
Art Mash: Liberating Loneliness
In the dark
alone
I dance
Resist Energy: Lust
that touch of yours is as
dangerous as
I’d expected.
— timid hands begging to be held,
stroked,
loved
in a lightless room where
no one
can hear our thoughts and
my weakness is concealed.
And I know that when I do
press your gentle palm against my own for the first time
I will feel too much to think at all.
about infidelity-
about identity-
about selfishness–
and I will have to swallow
that dripping desire
that I try to
ignore
“Restraint” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse
Artwork: Self-reflection by Jenn Mann & Flux by Sarah Cannon
Alone in Arms
ankles rest in wrists
below knocked about knees
limbs weave
in
around
in
seeking sanctuary
alongside
lukewarm skin
The Show Tell Project 