I Got To Be Part Of Something!

I got to be part of something!

Literary Forest Magazine, a magazine with only two issues thus far and is entirely based on the internet has allowed me to be a part of it. It is a collection of poetry from those that are up-and-coming. They found mine here, on this Tumblr, and asked me what felt like ages ago. It’s a perfect birthday present, and where I can’t remember the name of the exact blog that asked me, I will thank Abbie Hart, Editor in Chief, since I’m pretty sure it is only owned and operated by one person. Thank you so much for the opportunity.  Link to the Magazine, Issue #2 (It’s almost all digital): https://literaryforestmagazineonline.wordpress.com/issue-two/

Hello, @purgatorypoetry​, I hope you don’t mind, but I did a blackout of our little conversation on my ‘Welcome’ poem.

Transcript for all that need/want it:

I feel so much This sort of New arrival to the world

A person born Pieces vivid and unique

(‘wonder climbs’) My perceived implication of The lonely and alien

A world so distant In spite of such beauty

I dont know if I came close

Sell me this world Like snake oil

Come problems Here, To the land of promises

Will I find beauty Or will I be more of the same?

I think most are better

Better at every type of art

Photos, poems, writing

I sing quietly,

I dance uninspired,

All I can feel is that weight

That presses against my heart

Heavier and heavier

I never can describe the numbness

The sinking in my chest

Like a stone into the ocean

Im meant to explore and understand

I am no pilgrim

I write, afraid

Afraid of my betters

I sink into the sand

Of the sea floor

I wait until I get up again

To renew the cycle of

Wake, walk, return.

Events

Celebration will be welcome See Salvation

Small honor in recovery

Decide This is the last call

Decide The final stand

Remember home

Welcome

About the World

Our story takes place on The Heart of the World In the center

Wonder climbs from snowy mountains to arid deserts, Jungles and plains all coalesce

Mystic, marvelous, unnatural The land itself wonders

Begin anew, Rise alongside her

Well-minded, rugged, and rich Come with stories to tell Dream of attaining better

Find opportunities endless.

10/13/20 - Awake at 12AM

Ballroom dancing with a skeleton 

A girl with no face 

A pressure under my ribs 

A pain above my left hip 

Jerked out of it