kind beast formula
a list on forced sacrifice
sacred test
redhcrossed out words, forgotten and repeateda healthy diet of broccolis, socks and negotiation
a family secret
a BlackBerry
animationanimated message of lover’s quarrelinga tongue that can’t twist a certain way
books as non-crossed words
mail as travelling
worldswordsvomit on a bending tray as
silencwords i had to say
the crossed words
red (h)
animation
worlds
silenc(e) without the second ‘e’
formulas to keep in mind
red(h) + carpet blood = family
sail^bubbles = za’atar seeds
forgotten paper + pins = needles
glitter / kohl = mirrorball
gas / fish = golden pearls
there’s no mention of the forest or the sea, but they persist in all that is touched. if one adds the carpet blood and za’atar seeds to morning bread, does that make breakfast silent? or is it dinner that turns quiet? the table is full but the chairs remain empty. the formulas are studied, and a father stands proud. she stands corrected. her legs have ants crawling on them منملين and she tries to turn them into pins and needles, but if she wants the needles, then she would need to let go of the pins and unrip the paper. the formula is persisting. equations can dissect and understand where she can’t. her father’s sister is constantly digging herself out of the coffin they built for her when she was born. the niece only witnesses the frustration of her aunt’s labor. there’s special stability to silence, a yawning tension. she tries to ignore the words but the letters form her thoughts and cover her lashes with soot. she watches the aunt with the marks of a tree, and can’t help herself from falling into understanding.
not my household’s geography
(lore) (core) ≠ front door
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(slap) = tree
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(leave) = car door
I sat down with Tarini and Saima this week and we wrote together, each one of us with a fun prompt with a few minutes to do each. My prompt was to write anything in the form of a list; this is an expansion of that!