Windward Review Vol. 20 (2022): Beginnings and Endings
"Beginnings and Endings" (2022) challenged South Texas writers and beyond to narrate structures of beginnings and ends. What results is a collection of poetry, prose, hybrid writing, and photography that haunts, embraces, and consoles all the same. Similar to past WR volumes, this collection defies easy elaboration - it contains diverse tones, languages, colors, and creative spaces. Creative pieces within the text builds upon others, allowing polyvocal narratives to interlock and defy the logic of 'beginning-middle-end'. By the end of this collection, you will neither sense nor crave the finality that a typical text brings. Instead, you will be inspired to learn and create beyond a narrative linear structure. Your reading and support is sincerely appreciated.
"Beginnings and Endings" (2022) challenged South Texas writers and beyond to narrate structures of beginnings and ends. What results is a collection of poetry, prose, hybrid writing, and photography that haunts, embraces, and consoles all the same. Similar to past WR volumes, this collection defies easy elaboration - it contains diverse tones, languages, colors, and creative spaces. Creative pieces within the text builds upon others, allowing polyvocal narratives to interlock and defy the logic of 'beginning-middle-end'. By the end of this collection, you will neither sense nor crave the finality that a typical text brings. Instead, you will be inspired to learn and create beyond a narrative linear structure. Your reading and support is sincerely appreciated.
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Gibel Amador<br />
Love’s immortality<br />
I find sanctuary within water<br />
yet the flowers did not<br />
Like lifeless fish in a bowl.<br />
I look back on what this once was<br />
And imagine its beauty with violent colors.<br />
Each petal is brought alive<br />
Continuously in my mind,<br />
I create my own fountain of youth<br />
And yet the flowers still die.<br />
Reminding me of our love.<br />
Why can’t I throw away these flowers?<br />
Their purpose is over,<br />
They are no longer alive nor beautiful<br />
right?<br />
Marathon<br />
Torn ligaments scatter towards the edge<br />
No time to cleanse<br />
A marathon that came to an end<br />
Words of affirmation<br />
Poured out ahead<br />
Drowning my thoughts<br />
Because I could not comprehend<br />
How love pushed me towards the edge<br />
47 <strong>Windward</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>Vol</strong>ume <strong>20</strong>
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