Issue 1.1 - David J Kelly

double-recessive
the permanent scars
of conception

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crushed

There is a confusion to words. A single set of letters can offer different sounds and meanings. Then there are other words; everyone agrees they’re understood, but each of us understands something different. While these personal definitions can share borders, and even overlap, they never seem to fit perfectly on top of one another. If blue is a colour, which shade is it? Is there a place for a blue so deep and dark it falls off the edge of the rainbow? Maybe we need another word. Love is a word which many of us claim to be familiar with, but what does it feel like?
 
 
jumping from a swing
the freedom of the chains
as they release me

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