the sunlight on my
skin when my body is at
war, feels—grim, frantic.
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Natasha Collazo
Selected Writer in Residency, Champagne France ---2026
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Comments (9)
Congratulations on your Honourable Mention for the challenge. Well deserved!🤩✅
This floored me. The contrast between something as simple as sunlight and the chaos beneath the skin is so vivid and powerful. I’m currently going through all the haiku entries, and this one seriously stood out. Thank you for sharing such raw, honest work.
Wow.. what a way to visualize anxiety. Thank you for posting something so vulnerable and true.
Wow, what a striking piece. It's amazing how much of a story there is in such a small space. Grim and frantic are such great words to use. Loved this!
I take it this is at war with yourself, as opposed to preparing for some external battle where I imagine the look would be quite different (more focused, less frantic, perhaps still grim).
Heat that brings no warmth, just warning
This was very relatable but I hope this isn't your current situation. Sending you lots of love and hugs ❤️
Extremely striking and visceral.
Hope the war ends soon, Natasha. A very poignant haiku.