Wellspringwords Literary Anthology
“The Descent…”
Issue 1
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
In My Own Skin
“I will no longer be a silent citizen of victimhood.”
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”
Wounded Wonder
“What a peculiar creature I be’s / What a magnificent revelation I am to be Black and disabled “
Permission
“to feel I could wear my hips / like they belonged to this body, / what a crime.”
All together now
“Death is present, but the essence remains”
I Sent For You
“A little bird waits with you on the dash… / willing to die alongside you”