[Blood] Sodden Anguish/Deathbed Red (Fall 2017 Mood Board)

sodden anguish infiltrates interrogates fabric dips              dyes flesh scarlet towels   rags    already adorn the floor             design inspo              autumn shade auburn burgundy           the hues of after      sapphire runs obscure   sans sanctum    sliced open blue blood rinses over oxygen   gaspgasp ruby red     slick...

just like wet blood

Artwork and poetry by Ami J. Sanghvi

Stupid Milk

curdle in within myself like some homespun kiss of death spoiled milk                          shriveled biochemical bitch shadows on skin become tombs why am I still here when there are poisons to be made                               toxins to be consumed at discretion                reckless abandonment contamination               this...
Light from the Shadows by Crystal Whiteaker spoken word poem and photography session by a sexual assault survivor featured on Survivor Lit, a literary magazine for and by sexual assault survivors

Light from the shadows

Before you, I was just finally learning what it meant to truly love me. It felt open and free.

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