Issue 6: The Seeds of Ritual
New Faves: Anjoli Roy Introduced by Rajiv Mohabir
A ritual might be asking these elephants what the hell happened, and why.
Dusk
What do fireflies eat, I’d ask /
this poem’s naturalist /
if it had one
Oad
Our friendship is based on the realization /
that neither of us knows what we’re doing /
but we’re doing it at full speed,
Chimera
Dude comes in, you’re fairly blinded but whatever, there’s a line.
This plague of ritual
When we first learn /
to walk, it is a rebellion /
against water.
unscrewing the bolts of hope
a fish renouncing the river /in the closed jar of night
Kaali guides me to shavasana
it is in our nature to survive
The Waste Land
Somewhere in this world, a group of people still hold me responsible for the stupid decision my friend made in my presence.
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