there is power in boulders and power in silk

1 post
User avatar
Gender Female
Points 26101
Reviews 1335
2009'20102011'2013201420152017'2018


0. warmup

a whole ocean filled with floating paper masks
lies before you
and
a whole ocean filled with un-bodied refuge-seeking hands
lies behind
and
the land on which your feet find rest
is
slowly dipping in, saying:

you have been too comfortable
and that is not real life
and this is real life now

you do not even have to take the step
forward into oceans.
there is no step to take.
your ankle is in tepid water
and salt seeps into a cat scratch on your shin.

the people around you are swimming breaststrokes
between un-bodied hands and paper masks
and
their refrain is, "when did this become real life?"

"when did this become real life?"

water seeps between strands of your hair.
it is hard to think clearly anymore.
you can message me with anything: questions, review requests, rants
are you a green room knight yet?
have you read this week's Squills?



One of the things I love about YWS is the quote generator. For example, I'm reading a really serious work, and then I see "Moo. - cow" at the bottom of the page.
— Darlet