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issue 1: CARNIVAL

an endearing memory

A.R. SALANDY
​I took safe haven
From the lengthy country roads
That forced my journey to continue–

In search of a bold intimacy
Beyond the stereotypes
Of that township

That disowned me for my nature,

But as I crossed that rural boundary
I was beckoned by the ominous
Luminations that broke through–

The ceaseless expanse of rugged desert,

And as I continued still
In search of respite for the night
I found myself enticed
By the soothing sound–

Of laughter so carefree
That I was forced to remember
Just why I was forced to flee

That little town
Where I once discovered
An endearment so striking–

That even though
I was bitterly alone
I was embraced by the memory

Of that temperate country evening

Where I found you all alone,
So utterly deserted at the carnival 
Where our lives became ever entwined–

Under that starry night where amusement became desire.

A.R. Salandy is an aspiring mixed-race poet & writer who likes to focus on humanity and society as well as nature in the late-modern era. Anthony's work has been published 12 times. Anthony has 1 chapbook entitled The Great Northern Journey.
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