Aug. 13, 2023
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Manifesto of this Heart
by Merrick Soleil
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Manifesto of this Heart
by Merrick Soleil
When I tell you I love you, I mean it
Etched in the granite of my heart
Unbreakable under any duress
There will always be a smoldered ember
Pray it not smoke out this life
When you are snuffed from existence
Love persists in your wake
No other will replace what I hold for you
As it will not displace those before and after you
Not a slice of cake moldered on the sill
Time has no constraint upon love
Rather, another construct evaded
Excessive even in it’s eternity
Regardless of the turmoil churned betwixt
Ask me not to define what it is or is not
You only need to know it is real and true
Whether we see, or speak, or touch again
Know that
Know the infinite
Know that when I tell you I love you, I mean it
Merrick Soleil
Merrick Soleil could be described as an autistic, gendervoid mer-alien traveling across time and space to observe, engage, and experience human life in this weird meat suit. Their art and body have been chronically sick. The construct of time is primarily occupied by: the arts, social justice, and spiritually-based intuitive woo woo things. Predominantly a performance artist/poet, Merrick’s published work can be found in: That Gray Zine … about mental Health (Issue 4), Therapy Zine (Vol. 3 and 4), GUTS Goat Farm Poetry Society (Fall 2019). They are currently residing inter-dimensionally from Lenape lands. Discover more on their website.
Image description: A colorful, stylized photo of Merrick’s face from a profile angle. Their dark hair is cropped short with some loose curls on top, and they have piercings in their ear lobes, tragus, nostrils, and septum. A snake tattoo is visible on their neck. The colors of the image are primarily red, blue, and yellow with green highlights. An irregular blue and green stripe effect of the colors across the photos is accented with yellow highlights on their cheekbone and bridge of nose.