Codeine Lover

by KiKi Walter

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i wanted to disappear

disappear from the world

disappear from the pain

disappear from my husband

 

to disappear under the shelter of the bubbles,

feel the warmth of the water

pushing down

on top of me

 

with his ghost sharing

the oversized jetted tub with me

 

to imagine my shadow lover’s body

entangled with mine

on the other side of the tub,

disappearing with me

 

in our shared

codeine and oxycodone dream

i wanted to disappear

disappear from the world

disappear from the pain

disappear from my husband

 

to disappear under the shelter of the bubbles,

feel the warmth of the water

pushing down

on top of me

 

with his ghost sharing

the oversized jetted tub with me

 

to imagine my shadow lover’s body

entangled with mine

on the other side of the tub,

disappearing with me

 

in our shared

codeine and oxycodone dream

​

i wanted to disappear

disappear from the world

disappear from the pain

disappear from my husband

 

to disappear under the shelter of the bubbles,

feel the warmth of the water

pushing down

on top of me

 

with his ghost sharing

the oversized jetted tub with me

 

to imagine my shadow lover’s body

entangled with mine

on the other side of the tub,

disappearing with me

 

in our shared

codeine and oxycodone dream

To The Lady In the Mirror

by KiKi Walter

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Dear Lady In the Mirror,

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O! Lady In the Mirror, eyes so sad

Staring ahead, what are you looking at?

It can't be so, your reflection that bad

Well, maybe that chin hair, soft like a cat.

 

Lady In the Mirror, who do you see

A trollop of a cow, soft but demure?

The young Flibbertigibbet that's in thee?

You tell me no, but you don't seem so sure

 

Do you truly think that you look so old

And no man will give you but a mere glance

Lady, what troubling lies have you been sold

Your smile shines, cheeks glow, and those eyes—they dance!

 

And your reflection couldn't be clearer

O, my sad-eyed Lady In the Mirror.

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Sincerely,

The Lady on the Other Side of the Mirror

The Climb

by Arpad Nagy

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From breith to beinn breath

Ascend to celestial eyes

stoic tears stumble down

An Elegy for the Introverted

by KiKi Walter

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Golden light rises shining through her hair,

Up early she is before they all wake;

Her time, sweet time too limited to share,

With alarms, her bubble she’ll now forsake.

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Une lumière dorée s’élève brillant à travers ses cheveux,

Elle se lève tôt avant qu’ils ne se réveillent tous;

Son temps, doux temps trop limité pour être partagé,

Avec les alarmes, sa bulle, elle est désormais délaissée.

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The introvert sulks as she sifts through noise,

Desperate for quiet space in her head;

She loves them dearly the girl and the boys,

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L’introvertie boude en passant au crible le bruit,

Elle cherche désespérément un espace tranquille dans sa tête;

Elle les aime tendrement la fille et les garçons,

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Mais son esprit s’étouffe, ses yeux sont morts.

 

But her spirit suffocates, her eyes are dead.