the eye of desire’s storm

By J. Marahuyo

Copyright ©2025

cup my nape like you’re ready to drink

the morning chill from my tongue’s 

embrace me 

like a precious memory

of a present that could have been. 

desperate to feel, you grab what you can: 

the salience of my hips, 

my juice-able rear.

you leave your scent in my hair, specks 

under my nails, teeth marks that stay tender

About J. Marahuyo:

J. Marahuyo is a neurodivergent Filipino-Australian award winning poet. She was shortlisted for the Newcastle Poetry Prize 2024, won the Writing NSW- Varuna Fellowship 2024 and won the Living Stories Prize 2024. Her debut collection will be published early 2025 by WestWords Books.