Wellspringwords Literary Anthology
“The Descent…”
Issue 1
Chapter 1. The descent
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“Quiet, since I never blame. / Noisy, since I am busy remembering.”
When the day breaks into nighttime
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“the only constant my breath and space”
nomad by profession
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“home is wherever i am / plus a stamp on my passport that tells me to / leave after 90 days”
All together now
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“Death is present, but the essence remains”
Where Fire Meets Water: A Dance of the Authentic Soul Self
The Body Otherwise
“Life, it seemed, waited for me in all the nooks and crannies where I wasn’t, and where I longed to be.”
Exploring Home.
“I imagine home to feel akin to an exhale. The release of pressure, telling me ‘I am safe.’ “
Rumination, Safety, and Self-Trust
“Ultimately, I’m learning to accept that safety is wherever I am.”
In My Own Skin
“I will no longer be a silent citizen of victimhood.”
Chapter 1. The descent
“Quiet, since I never blame. / Noisy, since I am busy remembering.”
When the day breaks into nighttime
“the only constant my breath and space”
nomad by profession
“home is wherever i am / plus a stamp on my passport that tells me to / leave after 90 days”
Only At Midnight
“I battle for respite and self-forgiveness”
These Bones
“Invite me to hold each moment gently, to reach for stars, heal from my scars and offer blessings to humanity”
Means of Identification
“Swaying in the liminal space of a person dulled by survival / And a vessel enjoying the life of an audacious soul”
A Body
“Loving the spaces my parents’ embrace couldn’t reach”
Shame
“Weary from holding it in.”
Woman Gives Birth to Universes Within
“How I sing like I’ve never known brokenness”
Wounded Wonder
“What a peculiar creature I be’s / What a magnificent revelation I am to be Black and disabled “
Study in Pink
“I hold a bouquet of bleeding hearts”