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The Body by Melita White
The body wants to move
wants to reinhabit itself
it wants to play
To bend arc writhe and double with grace and ease
The body lets go
It also gets tired
and stiff and it aches
The body takes up more space than the other bodies do
It is majestic and has presence
Full of symbolism and reference
it represents fundamental truths
cruel ironies and distortions
The body is encumbered
Yet extends beyond boundaries
The body is boundless
Fear, Partitions and Damage-Aakriti Kuntal
Morning flicks her tongue around the curtain, coffee with violets grazing My arms, a sheath, body velvet swimming around me, defenseless blanket I am thrumming as the… Read more “Fear, Partitions and Damage-Aakriti Kuntal”
Lotus- Aakriti Kuntal
Upwards, these lips, boat-like inundating rivers within their pondering girth Upwards, this skin, cellophane treasures collecting color from the sky’s subservience Upwards, hand, mouth, body Organs shattering… Read more “Lotus- Aakriti Kuntal”
Offering- Aakriti Kuntal
Give me swollen hands Brandished, perforated, silver leek of rum My mouth is a tangy trench it yearns for terrible things . Place slender bones beneath my… Read more “Offering- Aakriti Kuntal”
Fear, Partitions and Damage by Aakriti Kuntal
Morning flicks her tongue around the curtain, coffee with violets grazing My arms, a sheath, body velvet swimming around me, defenseless blanket I am thrumming as the… Read more “Fear, Partitions and Damage by Aakriti Kuntal”
Whisper and the Roar 