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issue 9: RAIN OR SHINE

blushing

CAT TURHAN
​A yolk of sky, split and dribbling on your side
of the bed. Some mornings you catch it pink

against the curtains. Or a Sunday, when you
were only getting up for water, and the kitchen

is flooded with it, outrageous light. Gasp
like you opened the door on lovers sharing

breakfast. Almost wake the man, soft and
dribbling on your side of the bed. Marinated

in lilac, unaware the day is knocking at his
window with coffee and the promise of snow.

Cat (she/her) is a poet based in London. Her work has been published in The Rialto, Anthropocene Journal, Dust Poetry Magazine, Ink Sweat and Tears, and The Lighthouse Literary Journal. She was long-listed for the British National Poetry Competition in 2019. Find her on twitter @cattyfantastic.
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