onwards to wonder

Poetry by Eddie Donoghue ∂ Art by Sohini Ghosh Dastidar

bulls wild rush colors
eliciting a mutual grace,
one that soothes
various relations to fear

symbiotic rivals blood-close

valediction in each movement,
the direct relationship
of thrill and fatigue,
those moments when the
ossuary stage opens—

the long dried sweat
and bones of suerte de matar
are quick to offer a flame
and applause
for a challenge

Eddie Donoghue is a poet from Long Island, New York. His poetry has appeared in Futures Trading, Long Island Quarterly, Frogpond, and The Long Islander. Also see more art from Sohini Ghosh Dastidar on Instagram @colormashed