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New beginnings, Volume 3:

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Introduction

Contents New Beginnings Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Contributors Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz A note Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz

Poetry

Spark Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz The Lovers Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Skinny Dipping Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz The Funeral Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Inflamed Currents of Mind Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Mental Rot Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Kill the Moonlight Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz A Warning to Boys who Angle Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Myself Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Me Mum Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz a map of Yemen and others (2020) Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz The Backwards Year Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Precious, of the essence Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz A zoo in my room Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Isolation Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Speak up, Speak out! Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Uni Days Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz uni grad boat Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz In Time Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Eden Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz 03.08 Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz 03:30 Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz My Alexander Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Validation Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz You Make me So Sad Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz The Son Drawn from Water Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Visitors at Allah’s House Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz

Short-story

No Man’s Gallery Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Necromanitc Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Gemini Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz 70s Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Aqua Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz Bilston Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz A letter to the Prehistoric Woman who painted rock art at Bhimbetka Caves Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz

03.08

Alyzza Chelsea Avestruz

In just three lunar cycles,

your fingertips unzipped my being,

with not so much a restriction

or wind blowing in a different direction.

 

I am not certain why or how

you became embedded in my soul,

as if the first glance offered recognition

or for what is surely to come: consolation.

 

In just three lunar cycles,

you were the sunrise I longed to see

and the sunset I could only dream of,

for the stars offer nothing but misery.

 

Sometimes, I wonder if the height I fell from

is greater than the depth I fell into.

Maybe these flames shone too bright,

and there is no other choice but to extinguish.

 

Maybe, in reaching for our dreams so grand,

we burned ourselves — too fast, too young.

A part of me longs for our souls to flare again,

at a time when everything finally feels right.

 

But you know what I heard?

Those you meet at the wrong time are not the right ones.

Comfort: we had a good run,

but it was never meant to last.

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New beginnings, Volume 3:

New Beginnings is our third and final volume of 2020. It is also our longest yet, with close to 100 pieces having been sent in for review from over 80 writers. Additionally, this volume marks a step towards making our initiative even more inclusive, having opened submissions for art and photography, too.

2021 may not be the new beginning for which we are all hoping. In fact, it is likely that the world will stay largely the same. However, that doesn’t stop us doing what we can to make it a little better. In supporting and being involved in an initiative whose primary motivation is to build one another up, our team and readership have certainly proven to be committed to making positive change already.

First published by Ta Voix 2020