By Sanam Sheriff
These days, freedom
means: no shame.
What she calls
your cock rises
at its name, invisible
as wind…
means: no shame.
What she calls
your cock rises
at its name, invisible
as wind…
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- By Katie CondonI am a child convinced I am a worm.
This alarms people.
I am given a rosary
to guide me. Told I am… - By Victoria ChangTwo swans turn into four swans. As if each swan yearned for time but time just multiplied into other…
- By Abner DormiendoTranslated By Ethan ChuaI laughed when my friend told me ‘laslas’ backward is ‘salsal,’ cutting himself one way, touching himself…
- By Abner DormiendoTumawa ako nang sabihin ng kaibigan ko na ang kabaliktaran ng ‘laslas’ ay ‘salsal.’ Walang tumawa noong…
- By Sanam SheriffI have been made anew
like the first hour of sun
after days of rain.
I have kissed the face
of the … - By E. Ethelbert Milleronly language
can hold us together
i watch the women
bead their hair
each bead a word
braids becoming
sentences… - By Mayda Alexandra del ValleI was the girl who worked behind the counter at the skate shop. Never stepped on a skateboard, but could…
- By marion eames whiteTRUTH
BE TOLD: I FUCKED UP - By Susan HoweLeft the body
Drowsd a little
Done with soul
–
What to think
Dusting up crown
Garment mirror… - By Sean SingerFirst, I took off my jacket,
then my shirt, pants,
shoes, underwear, then
my skin, then my muscles,
then… - By Michael DumanisThe person always is
before the person was,
coughing and breathing
with the one throat,
smoking and laughing… - By Safiya Kamaria Kinshasashe continued to soar past the jerk barrels and carcasses of Sainsbury’s shopping bags, even the thickest…
- By Liang PingTranslated By Wang PingNaked is a good word
That must not be desecrated.
The heart doesn’t hide dirt,
So it can beat free till… - By XiwaTranslated By Wang PingWe believe in our soul
More so than our visible, touchable flesh
We believe in our soul, as if we had … - By Liang Ping裸露是很美好的词，
不能亵渎。只有心不藏污，
才能至死不渝地坦荡。
我喜欢石头，包括它的裂缝，
那些不流血的伤口。
石头无论在陆地还是海洋，
无论被抬举还是被抛弃，
都在用身体抵抗强加给它的表情，
即使伤痕累累。
我的… - By Xiwa我们如此确信自己的灵魂
比我们看得见，摸得着的肉体
更为确信，仿佛我们真的见过她
亲手抚摸过她，弯下身来为她洗过脚
在夜间闻过她腋窝里的汗味
在清晨听过她的哈欠声与唇语
我们如此确信我们的灵魂
确信她比我们的肉体更… - By Yvanna Vien TicaThe cafe buzzes with so many voices it plugs my ears with the artillery of human noise. Man Behind Me…
- By Jim CoryTheir appeal all
feeling what the mouth
alone manages among
tongue teeth & lung Breath moist & slow
measured… - By Nakahara Chūyaホラホラ、これが僕の骨だ、
生きてゐた時の苦労にみちた
あのけがらはしい肉を破つて、
しらじらと雨に洗はれ、
ヌツクと出た、骨の尖。
それは光沢もない、
ただいたづらにしらじらと、
雨を吸収する、
…