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Thirsting<\/h1>\n

by Isis Zystrid<\/h3>\n

Illustrated by Shelly Kay<\/h3>\n

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one must at times<\/p>\n

put their pin on one side of the map<\/p>\n

while keeping others at a safe distance,<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

but can you forgive me<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

for thirsting for you<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

in the night?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

i was the hollow of a<\/p>\n

slowly made violin,<\/p>\n

vibrating and filled<\/p>\n

with your skillful ease.<\/p>\n

it could be that i shouldn’t admit<\/p>\n

with my curiosity<\/p>\n

that i longed for the rhythms<\/p>\n

that you would sweep<\/p>\n

from my outer<\/p>\n

to my inner shell.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

perhaps it is best<\/p>\n

to deny so many things in life,<\/p>\n

by not outright defensiveness<\/p>\n

but just stubborn inaction.<\/p>\n

i shouldn’t still<\/p>\n

allow you to curl<\/p>\n

my ribbons with your<\/p>\n

guiding blade,<\/p>\n

perchance i should have existed quietly<\/p>\n

unlike every arena of my life.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

i cannot blame myself for wanting<\/p>\n

the fresh water,<\/p>\n

the fresh air<\/p>\n

of your eye contact<\/p>\n

to my lack of reticence–<\/p>\n

i cannot justify the<\/p>\n

insincere etiquette<\/p>\n

of paying so much mind<\/p>\n

to these corks<\/p>\n

in the barrel.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Isis Zystrid is a poet who lives in Shoreline, Washington with her husband and cat Ferbert Pythagoras. She has been featured in several literary magazines, zines, and anthologies throughout the years and won the \u201cEditor\u2019s Choice for Poetry\u201d in the Seattle Erotic Art Festival\u2019s 2024 anthology. She can be reached at poetryplantsatree@gmail.com<\/a> and her Instagram and Facebook artist pages.<\/p>\n

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