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Please fave this article, so that more people will see these amazing yet underappreciated artworks.
Photography
Traditional Art
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Digital Art
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Literature
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Previous editions
Extraordinary Art I
Extraordinary Art II
Photography
Traditional Art
:thumb190418301: Digital Art
:thumb188000187:Literature
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lion lionpillbox
empty tickedy tickedy pillbox
i can't show this
lion lion open paw
patting dry earth 'til it breathes no more
i must smoke trust
full-spirit
i must smoke it by myself
and learn
i will keep you all to myself
we breathe by the sun
and die by the moon
empty cavity
loss and purity
all under your
little perfect
finger
your little uncut, sour
fingertip
blister and peel
look look look
your eyes are fresh and your
daisies are chained so
why are you cold?
eight ways to win your hearti.
lyrical,
not in the way you speak,
but in the story
of why you speak so
ii.
a sense of judgment,
but not enough
to get in the way
of happiness
iii.
an appreciation
for the underclass,
the gritty emotive truth
iv.
vigor
for causes
fettered by apathy
v.
bravery,
willingness to listen
to hatred,
in the form of a
hardcore-tinged bass riff
vi.
tolerance-
for those who'd
rather not be
choking on clothes hangers
anymore,
stuck behind closet doors
vii.
patience
for what i do
and for my confusion
about why i do it
viii.
the ability
to keep a secret
Euphemisms"He's fading" is a euphemism for "he's dying" but since "he" is my father's father I let it go. We pack twelve-hour bags and it feels like we move fast but then how is it that it took so much time? My sister- the middle child- opts to stay behind and we move to the car with glacial urgency. The night flashes by the car windows and we drive to the suburbs surrounded by anticipation. I'm reminded of the feeling in the air when we were rushing over to dad's girlfriend's house as her contractions started to get closer together and we knew the baby would be coming soon. Only this energy is different, infused with confusion: we are anticipating a l
BeatenBeaten
Hammering-
cathartic.
Shaping,
bending metal
-a battle of wills
Beauty
victorious.
ombrophobiatoday is the kind of day that—if translated
into personhood—would be thin and not unattractive,
in possession of eyes the same color as skinned fish,
with an oneiric cast to her lips, mind macerating
in the image of neat cheerful little graveyards
(as if their very existence didn't consign
them to melancholy).
a line of thought unfurls:
this state of being cannot go on yet
she knows herself incapable of bringing it
to a halt and her entire body quivers in anticipation of
clouds;
the sun of such lives can be here
but briefly.
On Bodies and StonesI. Strength like stone settles against the bones of my spine
atlas-axis-cervical-thoracic-lumbar-sacrum-coccyx
1-1-5-12-5-5-4
and I feel my fault lines shift away from my heart
superior/inferior vena cava-right atrium-tricuspid valve-
right ventricle-pulmonary semilunar valve-pulmonary artery-
lungs-pulmonary vein-left atrium-bicuspid valve-left ventricle-
aortic semilunar valve- aorta
in ways that suddenly allow oxygen to rush down
into the farthest reaches of my lungs
trachea-bronchi-bronchioles-alveolar ducts-alveoli
creating a sudden and not-unwelcome
h e a d r u s h .
II. It seems that now I will have the strength
in my
i have been deceived.transparent smiles
hiding broken kisses
and dreams locked away
by tarnished keys.
green oceans filled with
death, on which hopeful
dreamers sail.
Previous editions
Extraordinary Art I
Extraordinary Art II
This is a wonderful feature; I really enjoyed looking through these pieces- it's a great selection! :hug;
This is a beautiful feature, I'm honored.