WRITINGS FROM THE SCHOOL OF ENGLISH
thirst MARIELLA SAAVEDRA CARQUIN-HAMICHAND | OXFORD what happened when the healthiest woman in the world died? I see her chewing her tongue swirling catching the grease from the octopus and white sauce taking a swig of water or sauvignon blanc and exhaling/ hard ahhhhhhh how that sound frustrated made me lean away/ embarrassment when I close my eyes now she lies with her wig maladjusted to the left the clothes we picked out the baby pink bra and matching undies the professorial blazer, blue and her dress, a mess of purple flowers that my dad called youthful she lies her mouth covered in rouge shut what I would give to hear her exhale once more one ahhhhhhh after a swig for her hand to raise towards the sky salud for her tongue to moisten at the refreshment to come her eyes won’t open that’s for sure I don’t need that just the sound of how thirsty/how quenched she became
SUMMER 2022 | 27
