"ragweed season" by nat raum
flashbulbs are still dancing in my eyes coronas of deep
dark pooling dread i take myself out of context sometimes
praying i might sound sane saline water clinging to my
brow even after heaving on the surface
within the baptismal font (the bearer of death):
in the undertow hot tub lights cycle in perpetuity
through blurry vision i never could keep
track of anything let alone swim goggles man o’wars
swirling above in flood currents red skies by night
red eyes by morning
[the last time i regained consciousness, stevie nicks
was playing in the grocery store.]
nat raum (b. 1996, they/she) is a queer disabled artist and writer from baltimore, md, usa. their practice centers around creating hybrid work in the form of books and zines that explores existential crises, troubled states of mind, and deep dark secrets. most of their recent work pertains to their history of trauma and subsequent c-ptsd diagnosis. they are the founder and editor-in-chief of fifth wheel press.
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