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I touch you

Aria Pahari

A visual poem; the lines are criscrossed atop each other like sticks thrown in a pile. The lines of the poem read: I cannot tell where you start and the … begins. I touch you and you turn into a pile of leaves on the bed. On the bed, a pile of leaves. A gradual smother of certainty. Therapists’ in my certainty when I say I can not breathe past. A structure not built to handle wind will not handle wind. A structure not built to withstand wind will withstand wind. A structure not built to handle wind will not wind.

about the author

Aria Pahari

Aria Pahari is a poet from Virginia currently pursuing an MFA at the University of Arizona. Her work can be found in Kajal Magazine, AZE Journal, Homology Lit, and POST Journal. She adores novels and birds.

Other works by Aria Pahari

When I try to envision
to theorize the envelope of limbs