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turn out to be

a fairytale

of the

maiden voyage

“Sometimes a smile will topple over a mountain; most times, instead, will desire to heal the heart within it.”

Dance Away, DrMorbius12, 2026

death fluttered in the hollows of

my cheeks, dust collected in my gums

while tiny wings went on a futile hunt

for light. The fissures in my heart started

months before the end, in that darkness

where language escaped me and silence

bred more chaos. When finally left

alone (one act of mercy), every lightbulb

shattered. I’m still picking wings and glass

out of my teeth all these years later and

I resent that I can’t seem to erase all traces

of trauma, that I once mistook an emerging sunrise

Untitled, Basswood sculpture, 2026

“If you leave without them after being chosen, you leave without a soul.”