September 1st: Poetry by Phoenix Tesni
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This beautiful work is by Phoenix Tesni and was an absolute pleasure to include in our magazine.
the cynic’s love song to indifference
your wife is humming herself into a
Nightdress she never thought she’d wear.
Seven ages ago, I dreamt I’d kissed you
to death. God didn’t smile, of course, because
she was still angry about the time
I cursed her for making my mum hurt.
she said, “babygirl, you did that all by yourself.”
My arteries are emptying themselves of all the
Love I have pretended to have, and all the Love
I’ve pretended to let go of. another monochrome
man makes me laugh, and I, as always,
fall in love. & As is the natural order of things,
I fall out of love, and regret it, again. one Swish
of eyeliner. Four thumbs. I chew the galaxy
open, & spit all of the stars out like seeds; nectar
dripping down my chin like blood-
cardinal & cherry-like.
Phoenix Tesni (she/her) is a 22 year old poet from New Delhi. She has works published or forthcoming in Limelight Review, hand picked poetry, bloodbathhate, Sage Cigarettes, palest blue, Cloudscent Journal, tigers zine lit, and elsewhere. Phee likes to dedicate her life to creating and consuming art. When she's not doing either of that, she likes to practice falling in love with life over and over again. You can find her on twitter as @PhoenixTesni or her website: phoenixtesni.wixsite.com/home