SAVE THE BODY

Text: leakingdatafillingwalletsfeelyourmoneyinherbloodstream findabackroomfakeanaccentteartheclothbutsavethebody savethebodycloudsredactedsavetheskylinethere’snobodyit’s pulsingsuspiciouswhenthecityparkisemptyfeedthepigeonskill therodentsonatraintimeiserodinglinesrepeatingit’sreleasing moonlickedvisionsmassextinctioncosmiccodestobesomebody beabodyforthefutureyouforgeanentrytheroomisneutralit’s allonfirebirdseedflyingoutthewindowcurtainofentropythe dangerouschlorineatomscontributingexcesscarboncooling thestratospheretheozonedepletingyourbodywillatrophyit’s losingstaminaintoaspiralwithnostrongpostureintoaportal ofonlycomputersrequestingaccessupingtheantechanneling upwardtoreachthenewmoontoreachmorebodyasyourearth becomesanentreethismindspungalaxyhungryforheartbeats Notes: This piece features original artwork by K8 Revels made from sunlight, a magnifying glass, and undeveloped film.

Mold

There are multiple points of entry into a memory: sound, sight, taste, touch, smell. I will tell you one thing: I walked in and it smelled like a vitamin shake. There were circles everywhere. We grew them, walked them, ate them, used them as chairs. The imperfect circle is the dominant shape of this memory. […]

Stargirl

Text: It is a party glossed with boas and no flash and toasting to fill up space with sounds of glass you sneak clinks hear hear magic is pouring from a dark bottomless pitcher of anything can happen When the girl in the skirt asks if you have anything for cramps you give her your […]

July

Doorway eyes. A bell tower. Red green fusion. From twigs to trees. Regard a gaggle of children one table over. Bottle cap off. Bones discarded. Under a ceiling fan buzzing. A bond. A build up. That same trash can. Height unlocking. Heat flirting with ice. All the different angels of a face. A moth. Purchase […]

FEBONE

a scene from a developing play in which each line contains 4 words (an exploration of brevity) FEBONE Why are you here?  MAN I followed your crumbs.  FEBONE You should have written.  MAN There was no address.  FEBONE Should have rung then.  MAN No number to ring. FEBONE I left a note.  MAN The dog […]

Peace

Suppose it were as you suppose.  You, a wind passing freely through my life.  Some imperceptible force impossible to possess.  And if not the wind, then a gentle pour of rain puddling up at my door in search of hidden cracks. Surely a spell fell over me.  Somewhere between the bench and the beach.  I […]

Train

I got on the wrong train. I got off after I realized. I waited with an anxious foot. I forgot to breathe. The right train came eventually. I got on. I thought about my grandma. I felt guilty. I thought about the man sitting across from me, the way he rubbed his pointer finger against […]