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Nick Abraham
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ay ; Basil Ahmed
devours Ashwini Chidirala
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Nick Abraham . .
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Editor's Note
‘Acommon question about Objet: “What makes your magazine different from any
of the other literary magazines on campus?"*
Objet d’Art accepts submissions through a democratic process. Each semester we
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majors, Business majors, and English--to name a few. Our only eriteria for our
editors is to study the submissions, give us feedback, and vote. We've managed to
assemble a variety of voices from the Rutgers community in our team, and that
variety shows in the pieces we accept: this semester sees some new kinds of work
by the student body, including poetic recipes and an inside look at the mental
process of writing a poem. We look for work that speaks to us, understanding that
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Table of Contents
Verbal
Nick Abraham ~~
Katelyn Devine ~ =~
Kara Jarmicki ~ ~
AllanC.Lumpe ~~
Vincent Maglori ~~ =~
NickMcNamara ~~
Ilya Meylakh ~ +
Kyle Mezzacappa ~~
Mary Reiter ~
Claireanne S. Rementilla
v
Ross Teicher ~ ~
Visual
Jennifer A. Abraham: ~
‘Alyssa Ezon ~ 8
MyraKhawar ~~
Brett Kozin. ~ ~
Ruta Mickute ~ ~
ga7AM ~~
Home ee
The Veteran ~
Slow Volcano ¥ Pm
FAttdsfel (Like a Child) ~ r
Fall, in Love ~ ~
Juyanel ~ ~ ~ ~
Whole ~ ~ ~ ~
Learning the Anguiliform ~~
The Tree of Knowledge ~
Hollow Body (a sexist song)
~ Musings Apropos of Calculus
Occupy While Sheep ~
The Six Degrees of OMG ~
‘The Capital of the World ~
Pieces of Me ~~
The Slowest of Saturdays
Massaman Curry [unaataaiw)
Elegy for a Winter's Night ~
I Love Cliches ~ ee
Splat = = =
Mess ~~
First'Taste of Wasabi. ~
College Ave ~ ee
Fall ~ =
Twinkle ~ ~~
Flower ~~ =
Rkmfkre ~~~
Snow 2 ~~
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CoverTlya L. Meylakh
Hmm, ah... teh; neh?
Ooh! Ehehe.
Oh? Gah — tsk-tsk-tsk. Fshuuuuuuu,
Bah..! Huh? Wha..?
Whoa.
... kekekekeke!
Ahaha! Ah! Ah..! Ah... eeeh.
Phew. Meh, nyeh, blah.
Boo ~ geh.
Mmm, nyam-nyam:
Uhm, ahm, ohm? Nom.
Bum-ba-bum-ba-bon-bon krak!
‘Alo! ? Oh-ho? Hoi
tsip tsip.
Catatonic Gertrude Stein eats lemon curry?
The Slowest Of Saturdays
Claire Rementilla
Today was the slowest of all Saturdays. It was slow in the kind of way
when you wake up beside your sleeping lover in the slow-changing light
of morning; slow like the wrapping of our arms and the gentle fluttering
of our eyelids, Slow like small kisses that take time. We lay there, seeping
ina grey afternoon. The wind pushed its way noisily behind the house—
we could hear it, He and I remained bare-skinned after making love.
Time spent like that feels like being at the center of gravity. Playing with
fingers, with toes, noticing freckles and softer patches of skin, We swal-
Jow all time and slowly wind each other up. I couldn’t remember the last
time I enjoyed the sweet slowness of a Saturday afternoon in bed with a
lover. In fact, it probably was the first time.
College Ave.
Alyssa EzonJuvanel
Allan C. Lumpe
//‘The name of the poem comes from a beautiful git] who came to the pharmacy and didn’t speak English.
Tthink it was pronounced (Hoo-vah-nell) although she smirked when I tried to say it. She had to wait for
an hour and we kept smiling at each other every time we made eye contact. (Il be man enough to admit
that I probably blushed.) It was love at first sight; and though there would've been some communication
issues, [believe there are things far more important than talking. (90% of communication is nonverbal.) L
hhadn’t given this masterpiece a name yet, so I figured that her's would be fitting, No matter how you
pronounce Juvanel, its pretty, and it's very suitable for a beautiful and mysterious dancing woman.
Also I think it would be cool if there were flutes playing in the background or something, so imagine that.
A west wind blew in from the sea, //west wind means favorable change in mythology
As she lithely danced on the shore,
‘And in the cove a light was seen,
Of ghostly moonbeams shimmering. //is she a ghost?
Her heart swelled with joyous outpour;
Of falling rain and flowing stream,
Of all that lived and what could be, //love of everything alive/ beauty of nature
And roamed the earth untroubling.
And there he came out from the night, //juxtaposed sorrow/joy
Lost and carrying weary heart;
He stumbled on an empty shore, //1 ike oceans. And wind. Nighttime too.
And walked alone and sorrowing.
He willed his soul from shackles part, //How I imagine any man should feel if a loved one is lost
‘To forget the pain he yet bore,
And leave the ground in lofty flight;
Escape the world unsuffering.
But then he canght a glint of light,
‘And saw in wonder flowing hair,
That moved to music still unheard,
With casted starlight glimmering. //everything I write has starlight in it
For there she danced without a care,
Swaying softly gazing skyward, //and of course there's always fascination with the cosmos
With a gown of silk woven white
And eyes like diamonds glistening.
Hard was the tale that fate had wove, //a story that would make a good book
Yet the song healed his shattered soul; and ends ambiguously with this poem
He felt heat of mantle rising,
‘That in his heart lay bubbling, //trying to express the feeling of love here, which isn't easy to put
And let it seize his body whole. //especially for a black hearted bastard like me into words
‘Though he longed to rejoice and sing,
And join her dancing in the cove,
He stood yet silent quavering.
But then she turned and saw him there,
And as she looked into his eyes, //the eyes always say everything.
Her lips parted to speak his name; //choose any name that’s badass and manly
And there he waited listening,
Recalling that which never dies; //love?
She whispered to him and he came; //oh god, that sounds horrible, not meant to be inappropriate.
He reached out to caress her hair, //why hair? No idea.
And hold her once more unsorrowing. //apparently “unsorrowing” is not a word. Fuck that, itis
now.
//So leave it open to interpretation; is it supposed to be real, or is it just a dream or hallucination?
FRA TEU (Like a Child)
Kara Jarmicki
I wonder if Tl catch your eye
like a child catches fireflies
and holds them captive in a jar;
will I light up your gaze from afar?
Splat
Jennifer A. AbrahamWhole
Vincent Maglori
When you see an empty cup
you don’t wonder how it emptied
and who, or if it ever began full,
but if you see a broken cup,
of course you wonder how.
Ifa cup is chiseled methodically
into jagged pieces call it sculpted,
not broken, and with that kind
of purpose in it, you may as well
call it “whole.”
Tt can tell you everything
down to the particulars, once world’s greatest
mom, teacher, whatever.
But it has no authority to speak of breaking.
Don’t give me a meticulously
fashioned history, don’t give me a list
of qualifications, let me be
the result of accidents
and true evidence of wear and living.
Flower When I meet my maker let him be
Jean (or maybe Hans) Arp (if it’s up to anyone it’s
up to Him).
Myra Khawar And let them all note that Thad sat
down on uncomfortable steel mesh chairs at
unwholesome steel mesh tables outside of
cafes on days it had rained and later stood
up with my pants wet and that I was
neither cautious nor embarrassed at the time.Home
Foot
Katelyn Devine
Ruta Mickute
‘My mother has said
she never slept a night
as well as in her father’s house
when she was young.
She leaves the porch light on
smoldering electric bills
off my fathers freckled back,
so it is bright when I come home.
Every soul in the house sleeps
when I open the front door
unlocked, because it’s fine,
The scent of this house,
creeps through my spine
when i'm feeling
alittle shaky.
This craft of my father’s hands
and his gemini mind
is as unpredictable as his
clenched smile.
Nearly twenty-one and someday
this home will be my parents house.
Every sleeping soul will find
away out.Claire Rementilla
Food 1
Massaman Curry (unsfasu) in September:
An Introduction & Recipe
Claire Rementilla
My mother was born on the island of Coron, a mere freckle nestled within the larger
island of Palawan off the west coast of the Philippine Islands. Dirt roads, pungent fruit
trees, and the Chinese sea. This was the life she and her siblings lived. At the age of
twenty, she left home to pursue an education and moved to the capital, Manila. She
found a small but cozy apartment complex, the same one my father lived in (in fact, the
landlord was my grandmother!) and it was there, in her tiny kitchen, where her passion
for cooking rose right out of the simmering pot of food itself.
Why am I telling you all this?
Because in the time between then and now, my mother traversed the globe in the name
of love, and then I was born.
Today, there exists something extraordinary within me. A blossoming desire passed on
to me from my mother, perhaps like a spirit that has emerged from the food and has
inhabited me. It inspires my sense of taste, brightening my sensory world with golden
curries and red pepper; the joys of the bright orange carrot and the sweet purple of the
beet and the succulent scent of strawberries. I find it in the ridges of the cumin seed and
threaded with saffron, in the scent of rose water and in perfumed orange peels.
Behold: my savorous chemistry!
May your tongue guide you through,
May your eyes capture these colors and
your nose, to smell and remember
the feel of the vegetables in your hand:
Then swallow
only happiness.
‘Massaman Curry (wn-aa'aalw)
_3 Tablespoons of MAESRI's Massaman Curry Paste (purchasable from any Asian/In-
dian food market)
_3 Tablespoons of legit curry powder (Curry powder from ShopRite is NOT legit. I
mean, legit curry powder from an Indian foodstore! THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.)
_1-2 bouillon eubes of your choice (I prefer imitation chicken bouillon! mmm)
_2 Cans of Coconut milk/cream (DO NOT SHAKE THEM!)
~Your choice of meat, sliced into bite-sized pieces
—3 Potatoes (of your choice, Yukon gold is delicious with this) giantly cubed
_2 Large carrots, also giantly cubed!
_1 medium-large white onion, cut into sauteeable slices
_4 cloves of garlic (or more! I love garlic!)
_A dab of oyster sauce for flavor (optional!)
_1 Can of cooked Chick peas or sweet peas, to be added last.
_Salt & Pepper
_Perhaps a packet of GOYA seasoning?
_Sprinkles of crushed red pepper flakes
_Some cooking oil! I like using Avocado Oil or Coconut oil
Crushed peanuts for garnish!DIRECTIONS:
__Heat up a bit of coconut oil in a large wok-type pan (must have sides!! If’m making a Food 2
whole lot, ill use a giant pot.)
_When the oil is hot, pour in just a liiiittle bit of the coconut cream and then the Massaman
curry paste. Claire Rementilla
_ Stir-fry that mixture until it is red hot and liquidy. Medium-high heat!
_After a few minutes (or after your meat is mostly cooked), throw in all the sliced onion.
“After a few seconds, add the finely chopped garlic.
_Pour half of the can of coconut milk in, leaving some in the can. I'll tell you why in a second.
“Ina microwavable bowl (or mug) break up the bouillon cube(s) into the small quantity of
coconut milk
_Add the extra legit curry powder (and more if you want!) into the bowl or mug, a little water
and microwave that until it all melts and mixes.
_Keep on stirring what's in the pot!!
Add the microwaved, salty curry mixture, It should be a mixture of bright reds and orange.
Mm.
_Open up the second can of coconut milk, and throw that in there too.
_ BOIL IT! (still medium-high heat!)
_Now, at this point I like to look at the color of this milky mixture.
“ifit is a pale yellow/orange, I would throw in that GOYA seasoning pack. It will turn the
color of your curry into a beautiful orange!
_TASTE IT! I let my tongue do all the work, so taste it and see if it needs more curry powder
or massaman paste! If it does, repeat the action of microwaving some of the coconut milk
with curry powder or another bouillon cube for more savoriness! Mmmm.
_After you've got your boiling pot to taste just how you want it to, add the big and chunky
cubes of potatoes and carrots! You can even try cutting up some pumpkin or sweet potato
too! Depending on how saucy you want it, feel free to add more cubed potatoes or carrots. I
personally love a saucy curry.
_ Mic it all up and stir, stir stir! If it still needs a bit of flavor, go for the two second oyster
sauce pour.
Obviously we need to soften these gourdy veggies, so I'll typically leave it on a medium flame
for maybe 8 minutes, prodding them with a knife or fork every so often, to see if they had
softened!
_With these all these vegetables swimming in coconut cream and spices, it should be pretty
thick, unless you used coconut milk/water. Either consistency is fine. It’s the taste that mat-
ters!
_Lower the flame to low-medium low and stir occasionally.
_Leave it cooking for at least another 10-15 minutes.
_Somewhere in the middle of this, throw in the can of chick peas or peas. It won’t hurt.
“Ifyou do throw in the impulsive peas, let it cook for just another few minutes!
“And you're finished! Deliciously savory Massaman Curry! And you didn't need to trek all
the way out to your favorite Thai restaurant to get this! I haven't done it, but sprinkling some
peanuts on top of your curry will make it taste even more fantastic, Trust me.
Get a bowl. Put hot rice into it. Pour the curry aaalll over the top.
Breathe it in. Take a spoonful and be happy.Red Trees
Claire S. Rementilla
Elegy for Winter’s Night
the wind howls.
my fingers
turn the pages of
this elegy
Tcould not
help but wonder how
this night could seep
so easily
into my bones
I forgot
to mention
the stretch
of night
spent inside my car
when you said “Leave.”
my shoelaces
left untied because
T could not see past my own eyes
Iran.
it was the time of year
when the naked world
greeted me at the
front door
my flesh was stripped from my bones
Thid inside my ear
and turned the battery on
the clock had told me “nine fifteen”
and i refused.
Claire Rementilla
soicried into
the hollow of my car
{swallowed my teeth and hair
I screamed!
my face
melted into my palms
the blackness on my hands
the clock had told me “nine fifteen—” No!
screamed, how could it be?
why has time stopped for me?
Iwatched his front door open
running to find me
again and again
and again I watched his front door open and
only shadows scattered.
i melted into the palms of my hands.
the trees stripped were already bare
and knew
just how easily
the cold could seep
into my bones.Learning the Anguiliform
Nick McNamara
Because poetry is really just analyzing eels,
Iwill try to describe
The practice of writing poems, and
Waiting.
Iwill try to describe
Keeping your hands in deep water,
Waiting
For the eels.
Keeping your hands in deep water,
You will learn that,
For the eels,
The few seconds in which they're held are timeless.
You will learn that
The practice of writing poems and
The few seconds in which they're held are timeless,
Because poetry is really just analyzing eels.
Fall, In Love
Kara Jarmicki
What a sight it is,
the green foliage blushing red,
poised to plummet and yearning
to kiss the ground beneath,
to embrace the earth who wished
for autumn on summer dandelions,
and their dust scattered along,
the same wind of a different season
whose gusts now shake nature free
to fall in love, for all to see.
But how lonely are the trees
with no one to keep them company,
no one to warm their naked branches
but the prospect of a spring fling.
Alyssa EzonThe First Taste of Wasabi
Jennifer A. Abraham
Musings Apropos of Calculus
Tlya L. Meylakh
Oh, whose empathy may be
unbounded along the path I
chose to travel constantly
in loop resistance
(an idyllic symbolism)
of the living autumn
(still another)
?
He of whose empathy
I could derive
a partial fraction to be saved,
of which then by extrapolation
my energy
potential
kineticized
integrating my sensations
toan area
of summed good sense...
Such a one
as in my sights
has yet to travel parallel,
remains thus merely
in my visions’ slumber-sands
a parting shadow, partitioned into myriad.
As time regained so rarely passes
hourglasses lack the right.
In stead of those maligned devices
cherry blossoms play my part, spiraling
in floats aflutter
counting down the waves of distance
passed in time and still
... tO pass away.Occupy While Sheep
Kyle Mezzacappa
too smart to follow
too dumb to lead;
sitting idly
tweedle-dum, tweedle-dee
another brick in the street
another wall in the way
afraid to advance
reluctant to stay
stuttering, stuck
in indecision
between blaming luck
or poor supervision
a wavering stance
a faltering mission
muddled together
through weather conditions
and then BANG!
it’s over.
what's there to say:
Twinkle
Alyssa Ezon
The Veteran
Katelyn Devine
We escaped the wet, wet sky
to abscond to the watering hole.
Found a roof to smell its roots
and history found one another.
He was breaking your mind,
and the back of your barstool,
bending the image of how
that green appeared before.
Budding images of bedded nights
flew around our held hands, as I read
“Free Omelet Tuesdays” and watched the
taps flow,
while you heard of places unseen.
‘The drenched mind spoke from
someplace exotic and not free.
You looked in an accelerated mirror,
rough like the corners of your
conscience bellowing over and over through
lines and lines and lines of men again.Why So Serious?
Mary Reiter
Six Degrees of OMG
Kyle Mezzacappa
1. Enthused.
“Jol I just saw chris from middle school. he works at the starbucks in my town!”
“OMGIno way!”
2. Excited.
“Guess what? You're ninety-two point three’s nine hundred and twenty-third caller- You just
won free tickets to go see Modest Mouse in New Mexico!”
“Oh my God!!!!!No w:
3. Unexpected.
“Remember Becky? So- she got married to Tim Horowitz, right, and Lisa got married to Tim
Bradley. You know how they've always been perfect for each other, right? Well, recently- and
Becky JUST told me this- Tim asked Becky if she had ever cheated on him(because they were
talking about how other people have cheated on each other and how they just get over it any-
way)And Becky says to Tim when he asks her about it, word for word, “Tim is the only man I've
made love to during our relationship.” And so he smiles, thinking Becky's being all cute- BUT
BECKY WAS REALLY CHEATING ON HER HUSBAND TIM WITH LISA’S HUSBAND TIM!”
“OH MY GOD!!! NO FREAKIN’ WAY!!!!!!!"
4. Epiphany,
“What if air is actually poisonous, and it just takes eighty years to kill us?”
“Ooooohhhhhhmmmyyyyyygeggoodddddd...”
5. Exasperation.
“You know how you just told that guy off, even though he was being pretty nice and consider-
ate? Once, at this same bar, a girl told a guy off who sounded like he was just being nice. Three
weeks later, she was found dead in the Mojavi desert shackled to an old rusted bedirame.
When investigators found her, she had no eyelids, scorpions climbing in and out of her skull,
and a gridiron pattern burnt onto her back from lying on the searing hot bedframe for so long.
The culprit was never found.”
“Oh my God.”
6. Excretion.
There is literally a boulder racing towards you.
“OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GGGGGOOODDDDDDDDDD!The Capital of the World
Kyle Mezzacappa
It takes one shot
Two to tango,
Yet good things come in threes
Fortune’s best when shared with others-
Don’t the patrons agree?
Give me all you got-
If you've got nothing
you've got no responsibi
Ican handle it
And panhandle it
Because I'm full of greed
I work best with others
When they all work for me
We can be like- two birds of a feather
If you loan your wings to me
Why do I build to serape the sky?
Well, I could never fly
My rooftops will kiss the heavens
So I can go there when I die
Money, money
It makes the world go round
So keep maxing out your credit cards
To keep the equation sound
Time is money
‘You know what happens when it stops?
Dreamers lose direction and
The workers lose their jobs
Think you can beat the system, huh?
Well tell me if it bleeds
And I'll tell you when girls learn the truth
If they still wear diamond rings
Pleasure comes from pain
If not here then somewhere else
How could we ever gauge who rose
If not by those who fell?
Slow Volcano
Katelyn Devine
Rkmfkre
Let the slow volcano burst and flow.
Ithas been too long since you last left yourself,
Floating around this flame, flickering from the toe tips up,
Letting this shake your smooth spine.
Shifting in places and showing spatial graces,
You can feel bubbling anxiety in your calm palm.
Smoke spirals blur your idealess idealism.
While you gallop through quiet moments,
stomping on mornings with active feet,
and grease coats the tips of your forehead hairs.
Drift like the hot tide, and then recede
to that strange place where all that matters
are levels of space and tastes and his insides,
and what happens underneath him.
Myra Khawar“3:47 AM”
Nick Abraham
‘Musings on an incomprehensible
dream
Oris it incomparable?
Destiny that is undefined
But maybe already realized
Who am I to say?
Who am I to live?
Luxuriously
Miserably
Right
Warped
Innocent
Jaded
Allat once
Who am I?
To dream a dream
Of ordered chaos
Everything yet nothing
People and progress
‘A growing heart of darkness
By God's graces
Who am I?
To waste time
On fruitless passions
Unfulfilled whimsies
Virtual hours
Affected naiveté
Who am I?
‘That can sleep
‘That can eat and drink
Without his own work
But of whom much is expected
In no time at all
Who am I?
That I hold no desire
Other than use
Of some unseen talent
Who? Who? Who?
Amt...
4:07
20 minutes wasted?
We'll see.
I don’t know where Tam.
hard to breathe
can barely see
through the haze
The walls are closing in.
just pressure
endless stress
mounting up
The ground beneath gives out.
falling down
hit the floor
Lawake.
Eyes open.
“Colloquium”
An endless task
Drawn on and on
To listen to
Such tedium
Unbearable
Repetition
Laid before me
Yet I can’t bear
This anymore
But I have to
Thave to try
To carry on
I Love Clichés
Ross Teicher
‘They say that every dog has his day,
And I feel that clichés are the same way.
No I haven't faced death and I’ve never been to court,
But I'd like this poem to serve as an English PSA of sorts.
When I think about clichés I get all fuzzy and warm
But then realize that there is, indeed, and impending storm.
1 feel down in the dumps, so sad and blue,
Having realized some people think these phrases are overused.
If life is like a rollercoaster and love is blind,
Why can’t we go for a whirl and give clichés a try?
Yes some people think they're boring, and as dry as a bone,
But they're so clever and fun and wildly well known.
Td give an arm and a leg if you could just heed these words
And don’t think that this message is just for the birds!
Now this poem still connects to my emotions you see,
Because these clichés, well, they complete me.
So before I go and bid you adieu, I'd like to quickly give you a few
Of the lessons I've learned from over the years,
From parents, teachers, and even my peers.
Doas I say not as I do and don’t throw clichés in the can,
They are meant to be used and embraced, even though I am not a fan.Converse-ation
Mary Reiter
Pieces of Me
Mary Reiter
A little blue
Pieces of happiness
Kept in a small clear bottle
‘They call my name
‘That has not changed
Has stayed the same though
Thave not
They take away my emotions
Changing how I think
A little more blue, a little pink
Pieces of confusion
Kept in a small clear bottle
Thold them in
My cold scarred hand
Coating wrapped around
Staring at my face in
Their home’s smooth surface
My unchanged face
A little more blue, no more pink
Pieces of sanity
Kept in a small clear bottle
Asking myself who
Treally am
With these little pieces
Are they me?
Or am I still buried
Somewhere deep within
A little blue, a little white
Pieces of control
Kept in a small clear bottle
Helping or hurting
‘They are still there
Silent and still
Ipress, spin, pull, tilt
Now cool against warm
Close my eyes and swallowThe Tree of Knowledge
There is no eye where my ribs meet.
But there is white there:
Bone and hair.
I studied with wise-mouth, ear-snake,
Hippocratic walking-stick walker,
I bandage myself with my arms,
Teauterize with 9:00 shower water,
And am my own father.
Michael and I speak little, and
When I whittle,
1 do so with serrations in my brain.
Learning to move objects with your mind
Requires grey-skies, and a not too wise heart,
And an over-eroticism with language and thought,
And apart from watered-eyes,
This skill leaves scrunches,
Crunching sweating skin,
Or the toilet-paper forehead.
Nick McNamura
The most I can move are mountains,
Awoman I know, and snow;
I sweat each into water,
And they need only run down streets,
‘And meet the gravity in my heart,
‘Which pulls down strong like rapists
Or weights or the world;
All the hatreds I hate and the pains I pine
For in my spine which I can't crack,
Which is wise and wood-like,
Dead-tree haggish and snaking,
With roots in collision with bone and pain
And yesterday, when she'll say:
“I do not know.”
There is a real ocean, and real salt in it,
Which you can collect with sunlight and bowls,
And your arms can take fistfuls of the water,
And pound and rage away and get nowhere,
But be carried up and down
Like a woman on a cock.
Tam the girl that has straddled the world.
‘The sea beneath me,
Is deep as a confused metaphor,
A bull wild with the red cloth of longing,
Union; two; confusion of skin and who's who;
The waves and the sky were the same at the line,
And I looked out from the end of dry land,
Where an edge was,
And Jumped.
Birds fly but are frenetic;
I try to feed them feed,
And they hop and skit,
And none are calm;
(Don't we long to fly so we can be light?)
Birds have the same
Jewish neuroses that my mother gave me.
And, like a Jew, I don’t eat them,
Because a Jew to eat a Jew,
And meat in milk is sin,
Asis union,
Asis trying so hard to keep water in
My fingers,
Asis love;
Hebrew is hard. Snakes are supple like
Skin, and soft,
And very much grounded,
And all together not like birds.
Part of me believes
My girl is a snake,
And Lama bird,
Clipped,
In each sense of the words;
I moved a mountain today.
To sing from your chest is an exercise
In reaching upwards with fingers,
And trying to pull deeper around you
A bald, slithering lover,
By her hair.
She will not come,
And all you want is her deeper,
Vein-filling,
Inyou,
‘And with you.
Not all snakes are poison,
Some are wise,
Each has many skins it wears,
But none has hair;
And god says snakes tell lies.Shows Hollow Body(a sexist song)
Nick McNamara
Katelyn Devine
She's a moaner.
Women look good with six of a thing,
Wearing six silver strings or six silver rings;
Hollow-body’s body’s so warm and smooth, there’s
“koa-wood-mamma’ in the way she grooves.
She's wailing and wailing
I'm hammering, hammering,
And she’s stammering,
And her sound hole’s vibrating, wet.
Tthink I got my sweat on her neck.
‘There's Delta Blues in the way my woman moves,
It's cool in her tips, like the ocean's blue, and
Hollow-body’s body's gonna wail away, because
I'm hittin her hard till the break of day.
She’s mumbling deep,
My fingers’ pushin up,
‘And now she screams,
And wakes the neighbors up.
My starfire lover with a neck so white,
My starfire lover lovin’ me each night,
Body hollowed-out from my picking away,
Hollow-body given love every day.
There’s blood on my fingers,
There’s rings on the floor,
Wail away woman till you wail no more,
I'm gonna have you
And use you
And play without shame;
Cause mamma you're a hollow-body,
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