Friends! :) Did you know that four of my poems were published in Manic World Magazine last April?
I still remember how I felt when I read their acceptance email—genuinely surprised and proud for having tried despite knowing my work wasn't perfect.
Nothing is ever perfect.
Here is one of the poems that they published:
Out Into the World
A few days ago, as I was writing,
A thought drifted through my mind:
What does a newborn baby experience
When they leave the warmth of the womb?
Is it like stepping out of a steaming shower
On a biting cold winter day?
Or does it feel like rising from bed,
When you’d been wrapped in comfort?
I wonder if some people remember,
And if they regret being born—
Or if they resent us from pulling them out
Of the only safe place they may ever know.
If you're interested in reading the other poems, click on the link below! ≤3