ISSUE II: Odyssey
"Odyssey" is The Global Youth Review's second issue, whose structure is loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey" and consists of three chapters: 1) Dawn, 2) Affliction, and 3) Afterglow. We warmly welcome you into a space filled with talented creatives hailing from over 20 countries, all united in their efforts to express through literature the various emotions, ideas, and thoughts that defined their 2020. Designed by Sena Chang
"Odyssey" is The Global Youth Review's second issue, whose structure is loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey" and consists of three chapters: 1) Dawn, 2) Affliction, and 3) Afterglow. We warmly welcome you into a space filled with talented creatives hailing from over 20 countries, all united in their efforts to express through literature the various emotions, ideas, and thoughts that defined their 2020. Designed by Sena Chang
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POETRY<br />
POETRY<br />
PROSE<br />
S O N G<br />
O F T H E<br />
broken<br />
By ISHITA GANGULY<br />
I have lived in darkness,<br />
I have been numb for years.<br />
Yes, parts of me are still broken,<br />
S O F T<br />
H O R I Z O N<br />
The breeze of silken dawn blew free,<br />
scintillation of stars so many more to see.<br />
Tide of time by flow in crystal serenity,<br />
low blooming glistening deep alchemy.<br />
Sparkling arches dispensing mirage,<br />
eternal fountain flow of soul to soul courage.<br />
Distinct dark blue sphere overhead,<br />
vivid lights leaping in that grace of spread.<br />
Realm of pleasance observing prime,<br />
dazed vision unaware by the same.<br />
By ROBERT RITTEL<br />
The almightiest sensitive obscurities,<br />
dewy dawn of timeless memories.<br />
Gleaming wealth of open hearts confined,<br />
longing richness in the garden of mind.<br />
In sweet dreams and by soft gentle kiss,<br />
eternal imprint of what we miss.<br />
The light in that great presence and cope,<br />
hands that feel like the glow in infants hope.<br />
If you watch me close you can see those cracks.<br />
My heart has bled so much,<br />
It might never be healed.<br />
Though I might appear quite sorted,<br />
The truth is I have not yet been fixed.<br />
PARALYSIS<br />
Some nights my pillow is wet,<br />
By SYLVIA BONILLOS<br />
Some mornings I question my existence.<br />
There are days I question my sanity,<br />
As I keep seeking answers to unasked questions.<br />
My tears laugh at me trying to write meaningful words,<br />
I keep writing though I know my poetry is flawed<br />
I still write.<br />
I keep writing.<br />
And I keep moving on.<br />
I can feel it before I see it<br />
This pressure on my body<br />
This presence holding onto me<br />
I force my eyes open and pray for emptiness<br />
For nothing but warm air hugging me tricking<br />
my sleepy mind<br />
But it’s there<br />
A long wriggling centipede sits on my stomach<br />
The long legs grip onto my thin blanket<br />
Onto the skin of my neck and cheeks<br />
It burrows into me through my ears<br />
though my eyes<br />
through my nose<br />
through my mouth<br />
and all I can hear is the tick tick tick of its legs<br />
as it climbs<br />
The body is never-ending<br />
It just keeps going<br />
deeper and deeper and deeper into my body<br />
It runs around my stomach<br />
and stirs my organs in the dark<br />
It presses every bit of air from my lungs until<br />
the pain is gone<br />
Until the only movement is under my skin<br />
Until the only sound is the wet gurgle of my<br />
flesh being torn to bits<br />
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