Train Ticket Bookmarks is a publishing platform with a team of UBCO graduates whose mission is to make it easier to access poetry, stories, and academic works. “In today's world, we need more truth, more creativity, more passion; and that's what the work here at Train Ticket Bookmarks embodies.”
“untitled, for now.” is written by the founder of Train Ticket Bookmarks, Dana Murphy. This piece, in addition to other works, can be found on Train Ticket Bookmarks’ website. For more information on this new platform, check out The Phoenix’s interview with Dana here. To submit your own work, email info@trainticketbookmarks.com.
untitled, for now.
the self care we're lectured on
will not be televised.
no one would watch it.
i texted a friend today,
asking her what to eat.
she walked me through the
contents of my fridge
and explained the merits of my
freezer drawers.
i watched a dog zoom and bound
through flash-frozen leaves today,
and reflected on his abundant joy.
when your life is filled with lightness,
the dark parts are harder to see
through the glare.
to be sinking when so much is
keeping you afloat feels heavier, is
guilt-ridden.
shouting down a shower drain and
leaving without a goodbye is reminiscent of
a fight or flight impulse which is all-too-familiar;
erratic and electric, teetering
on the edge [a ritual]
pressing play on that which will only
hurt more, just to feel deeper,
like a watch with too few links.
it fits, but barely, and not without
leaving a mark.
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