At the sun’s first blush,
laying on tatami mats,
hands on hands may touch.
A small affection
thick with imagination
raises my rapture.
Words may always lie
as we suffer to discern truth.
In death we share the same heart.
Author Bio:
Catori Sarmiento is an author who has contributed fiction to Nothing. No One. Nowhere. by Virgogrey Press, The Citron Review, Brick Rhetoric, Foliate Oak Magazine, and Crossed Out Magazine. She has also contributed non-fiction to Her Kind and This Boundless World and several academic essays published by Student Pulse. Ms. Sarmiento also has had poetry in numerous publications including serving as a featured author in The Fukushima Poetry Anthology. Professionally, She is an English and Writing Professor in Tokyo, Japan. Her author website is found at http://catorisarmiento.com
laying on tatami mats,
hands on hands may touch.
A small affection
thick with imagination
raises my rapture.
Words may always lie
as we suffer to discern truth.
In death we share the same heart.
Author Bio:
Catori Sarmiento is an author who has contributed fiction to Nothing. No One. Nowhere. by Virgogrey Press, The Citron Review, Brick Rhetoric, Foliate Oak Magazine, and Crossed Out Magazine. She has also contributed non-fiction to Her Kind and This Boundless World and several academic essays published by Student Pulse. Ms. Sarmiento also has had poetry in numerous publications including serving as a featured author in The Fukushima Poetry Anthology. Professionally, She is an English and Writing Professor in Tokyo, Japan. Her author website is found at http://catorisarmiento.com
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