By: Eve Kagan
the sand refuses to be monochrome
here where the dunes meet the sea
my body pounds rock pink flesh bruising
blue granite collides with slate with skin
a lightning bolt of white marking
the circumference the place
where one became the other a scar
dolomite basalt milky quartz
harmonize with the waves there is a violence
in the song the tide pulls back longing
my mouthful of salt spurting blowhole blubbery
mess of flesh heart thumping stones
grinding between toes and teeth gasping
for land shades of beige blonde gold
pulling at the fibers of being treading
where the earth drops off weightless
but for gravity
and the moon pulling me under
Eve Kagan is a poet/performer/trauma therapist living in Boulder, Colorado. Her poems have been published in Eunoia Review, Parks & Points & Poetry 2021, Amethyst Review, Lunate, Wild Roof Journal, Vineyard Literary, and yolk.
Behind the Scenes:
"of skin and stone" was first published online in the Fall 2021 issue of Vineyard Literary. The poem came to life at Ballston Beach in Truro, Massachusetts, where the ocean pounds rock into tiny stones of sand.