light from overhead fixtures
reflects off of your hallowed surface
like distant low beams
cutting through fog
cold and unyielding
though supple in places,
your smooth skin covers familiar topography
in reds and oranges so fine
hiding the vulnerable flesh within
nightshade sepal
that you wear as a crown
does it remind you of the flower
which commenced your only season?
your scent is strongest
at the point where you jettisoned the connection
to the vine of your birth
leaving behind countless brothers and sisters
to find your destiny before my eyes
thank you.
Written By: Steven Louis Ray
Steven Louis Ray is a multidisciplinary artist working in traditional film and darkroom processes, in addition to writing and recording experimental music and writing poetry. He’s currently slogging his way to a creative writing certificate and studying printmaking at City College of San Francisco. More of his photography can be viewed at stevenlouisray.com
Art Title: The Little People in our Plants
Artist: Bianca Joy Catolos
Bianca Joy Catolos is a graphic designer based in the Bay Area with a passion for drawing and illustration. She illustrates to document memories, stories, and assets of life in a quirky, abstract and colorful way to share and commentate how she sees people and world. Bianca is a digital artist with a traditional background in painting and often mixes the two to create endless worlds and scenes to fuel the imagination.
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