MJ GOMEZ
ADDRESS TO THE YOUNGER SELF,
MILLIPEDE IN HAND
Before it's too late,
listen closely, child whose cruelty I carry:
These are the glorious days.
Do not forget who you will return to.
MJ Gomez is the author of Love Letters from a Burning Planet (Variant Literature, 2023). His poems appear in Surging Tide, the Lunar Journal, Lavender Bones Magazine, the Dawn Review, and elsewhere. You can find him on Twitter @bluejayverses!
Artwork: Medusa by Helen Gwyn Jones
Helen Gwyn Jones (she/her) started recording her world at the age of 8 when she bought a Brownie camera from her sister, something which has become a lifelong passion. A collector of the past (hers and other people’s) she likes nothing better than muted images of imperfection. May be found poring over Welsh grammar books when not photographing drains or going into raptures over rust. Recent publications include Hungry Ghost Project, Free Flash Fiction, Acropolis Journal, Paddler Press, Blink-Ink, Hecate, Pareidolia, Moss Puppy, The Levatio, Camas, Subliminal, Terse Instagram / Twitter: @helengwynjones Facebook: Helen Gwyn Jones Photographic Artist