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YOUR CART

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12/7/2024

Poetry by Salem Paige

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      Vincent Parsons CC




this malleable form
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             my self as     a clay figurine,
             freshly           molded wet and
             slick,      with
                             wood-grain skin, distinct 
                             fingers and                        teeth, 

                             i use my fingers
             to sculpt myself                               again
             i smooth
                                            every ridge         the way
                             i was                     made is not the
                                                             way i have to be

                                             teeth made into
             horns,                   protruding                        self

                             but my fingers, long and gnarled,
                             those i                                  stretch to
                                                            absurd                  lengths
                                                            for how else am i

                              to reach                             for
                                                                            the sky

                 made of earth,              longing
                               to be                   the only home
                                               not made of         
                                                                             this body, 
                               home of creation                          but not
                               reward, not

                                                               on its own,
                                                until i have taken
                  the shape                         of                        my
                                                                                                self,
                             until i change
                  and must
                             mold my         
                                             self                            again,



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Salem Paige (they/them) is a transgender poet and artist whose works revolve around the exploration of identity and discomfort through narrative universes where Nature and technology intertwine. Their work can be found in their collection of poetry, The Third Self (2023, Sunday Mornings at the River Press) and their chapbook to grow roots (2023, bottlecap press), as well as many literary magazines, journals, and anthologies. Paige lives and works on Algonquin Anishinaabe territory (so-called Ottawa, Ontario) with their partner and their three cats. More on Paige can be found on their website salempaige.com.


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