caress of the membrane,
pulsating,
my brain needs to float
away,
past this cage,
take some time to
go blank –
let the white noise like
sensuous fingers of smoke
enwreath
my face,
glittering with each nerve ending’s pecking kisses,
sweet tingling transformation:
I am a doubled edge,
coalesced.
and the vibes course through the veins
but this haze
is the only mirror
that remains.
Photographer: Morgan Chidsey
Stylist: Lauren Jenkins
HMUA: Jenn Karsner, Wallflower Management
Model: Claire-Bailey Lee, The Dragonfly Agency
Clothing: Neiman Marcus Last Call at Grapevine Mills
Poem: Garrett Smith
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See the editorial in print in Austere REM, available for purchase here.