From Grit, On Fire

Shannon Mastromonico

Apr 12, 2020 · 1 min read

Image for post — ©Shannon Mastromonico 2020

Image for post — ©Shannon Mastromonico 2020

They all expect silent bleeding
and swept piles of shattering
Find me flowering
from grit, on fire. Surviving
(one foot next foot)
Thin thin wire
From far off, blazing
through each little dire
Here, I am myself
Higher
Higher

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Shannon Mastromonico

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⠀⠀⠀⠀ɪ ʟɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ａｎｔｉ★ｈａｔｅ

Assemblage

Assemblage

A collection of things or people. An object made of pieces fitted together. A work of art made by grouping found or unrelated objects. A publication on Medium.

Written by

Shannon Mastromonico

⠀⠀⠀⠀ɪ ʟɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ａｎｔｉ★ｈａｔｅ

Assemblage

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