Content Warning: dark themes
A.R.Salandy - Toxic Truths
exist where jagged whispers
Brighten coddled skin
With bitter love,
As agonizing delirium
Becomes a nightly revision
Of reconvened lust
Derived from languid shells
Coated in tempered binding
Housing pulsating vigor,
The rhythm of transients vessels
Fighting valiant battle
For the gentile souls
That contort to the howls
Of arcane shadows
Awoken by stained sheets
An ill-conceived thrill
Resulting in reactionary discontent
Materialized under an aged moon
Ten lunar cycles present.
Anthony Salandy is a mixed-race poet & writer who has spent most of his life in Kuwait jostling between the UK & America. Anthony's work has been published 180 times internationally. Anthony has 2 published chapbooks titled 'The Great Northern Journey' 2020 (Lazy Adventurer Publishing) & 'Vultures' 2021 (Roaring Junior Press). Anthony's Chapbook 'Half Bred' is the Winner of the 2021 'The Poetry Question' Chapbook contest. Twitter/Instagram: @anthony64120 https://arsalandywriter.com/ Anthony is the Co-Eic of Fahmidan Journal.
Photograph: Harvest Moon by Roselle Farr
Roselle Farr is a full time Business Analyst and a UK based amateur photographer during her spare time. Her photography interests are mainly in wildlife, landscapes and nature, a selection of her photos can be found at her Instagram page - rosellemarie_photos When she isn’t wandering the New Forest or local area with her camera in hand, then she can be found exploring the world of abstract painting.