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The Vestal Virgins

Mary Lou

beauty

is a curse

i was

not

blessed with

 

i’m one

and three

i’ll be

no one

to everybody

someone

to few

the one

to the one

 

i’ll follow

the path

of the vestal

virgins

while

my body

burns

in a flame

 

i’ll be

the priestess

of my

own body

 

i am

Mine.

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Resonance is the first collection of creative writing digitally published by Ta Voix, and will hopefully be the first of many. Everything within these digital bindings has been lovingly created by young writers, and meticulously edited and produced by young publishers. We are not yet professionals, but we deserve the chance to be.

Not only will this collection of poetry and prose resonate with you, but the anthology will be resounding. We loudly, and clearly proclaim that the literary industry needs to diversify, it needs transparency, and it needs change.

Trigger warnings: mentions of blood, physical violence and self-harm are present on some pages. Please read at your discretion.

First published by Ta Voix 2020

Copyright retained by the individual authors. Ta Voix has been granted the non-exclusive right to exhibit these works. No part of this anthology may be reproduced without prior written permission of the individual copyright owners, except for the use of cited quotation.