Windward Review Volume 19 (2021): Empathy and Entropy
"Empathy and Entropy" is the 2021 theme of WR creative journal, a not-for-profit publication based out of Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi. Empathy and Entropy is a collection of voices, art, and statements that all cohere into a complex narrative. Read, view, and appreciate how visual artists and multi-genre writers build up the story of 2021 - or should I say 'a story of 2021'? You, the reader, are invited to have your own interpretation of 2021, empathy and entropy, and the meanings of these terms.
"Empathy and Entropy" is the 2021 theme of WR creative journal, a not-for-profit publication based out of Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi. Empathy and Entropy is a collection of voices, art, and statements that all cohere into a complex narrative. Read, view, and appreciate how visual artists and multi-genre writers build up the story of 2021 - or should I say 'a story of 2021'? You, the reader, are invited to have your own interpretation of 2021, empathy and entropy, and the meanings of these terms.
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Devyn Jessogne
Portrait of Your Heart
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In a gold frame, gilded with jeweled finery I could never mimic,
a portrait in oils much brighter than I’d ever been before.
So well painted I could hardly recognize my reflection,
could gray eyes shine like the moon, brown hair be warm?
I never look into glass, and see something worth admiration.
To make somebody immortal through art feels misleading.
This singular image captures the image of an ageless angel,
not the reality of crumbling bones and graying roots.
This wasn’t the grotesque rendering of my insecure mind,
but an acrylic rendering of your heart, reflected in my smile.
You painted me, an Italian model bathed in golden sun,
and to see me through your eyes feels a lot like love.
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