Cyrus Carlson is an abstract painter from the Midwest.
Her Body Was Brought by Water
Poetry by Yael Tobón
CW: Disturbing Imagery & Mention of Death
the ocean waves broke against the coast in weak symphony
her first breath was like accumulated foam covered by a stream of holy blood
her body was brought by water alongside mangoes and coffee beans
i wonder where her body lies, where her hair dissolves, where her liver rots.
may the merciful earth swallow her decaying bones and aching soul.
if she ever wakes up from the deep ends of my guts tell her we were once seventeen;
that i can’t afford the perpetual mourning she offered and that i wish her a good sleep.
Yael Tobón is a Mexican writer and poet. They are enrolled in the Honours English and Creative Writing program with a double minor in Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality and Liberal Arts. Their work has been featured in pixie literary magazine issue 1.2 and QT Literary Magazine issue 11.