Taxidermed Anatta
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Finished: March 23, 2026.
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Olivia Williams.
Fate recognized as it looms.
Vessels testify under oath.
Artist mounts Anatta with patches of flesh.
Open DNA
unknown fingerprints—never to decay.
Submerged in formaldehyde—
Identity mistaken for truth.
Breath mistaken for life
Anatta mistaken? —abondoned mortals?
A caliginous veil settling at the bridge—lingering.
Stagnant is time, Thick in clots
Pooling within sunken silence.
The evanescent —Dissolving amidst pores.
Proving its own demise.
Proving it thrived.
Taxidermied beneath complexion.
Tracing formation, It. is proof.
Mar 24
Mar 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC
Taxidermed Anatta
——
Finished: March 23, 2026.
(feedback!?)
Olivia Williams.
Fate recognized as it looms.
Vessels testify under oath.
Artist mounts Anatta with patches of flesh.
Open DNA
unknown fingerprints—never to decay.
Submerged in formaldehyde—
Identity mistaken for truth.
Breath mistaken for life
Anatta mistaken? —abondoned mortals?
A caliginous veil settling at the bridge—lingering.
Stagnant is time, Thick in clots
Pooling within sunken silence.
The evanescent —Dissolving amidst pores.
Proving its own demise.
Proving it thrived.
Taxidermied beneath complexion.
Tracing formation, It. is proof.
This will be the poem I will submit for the contest!!!!!
