The Ocean

Featured in Volume 3!

A poetry submission, written by Marilù Ciabattoni

Every time I look

Out of the window,

I see houses

And trees and cars.

Instead,

I wish I saw the ocean.

That cold,

Inexpressive wall

Of liquid

That flooded all

All of my blooming seeds.

When I look

Out of the window,

I wish I saw the ocean

And share with you

The same landscape,

A massive border

That unites us.

But I don’t

And the further apart

We are,

The bigger grows

The ocean.

Marilù Ciabattoni is a writer, editor, and translator based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She studied English Literature and Creative Writing in Rome, Italy, and she’s now working as a Communications intern and a freelancer. Her creative work was featured on various zines like Cordelia Magazine, Unpublished Magazine, and Bloom Magazine, as she continues publishing fiction, poetry, and nonfiction on a regular basis. You can find her at @artkills_ on Instagram.