Written by Devon Webb
Where do I go from here
I ask from an eager right angle with my
legs pressed up against the wall folded
almost but not quite in half
My body flops around like a
dehydrated fish when it isn’t practically
levitating
aaaah I can open doors through dreams but
reality is a harder physics
I am stuck in beginnings
beginningbeginningbeginning like a slow burn
guess this is what I asked for isn’t it
this gentle unfurling of things
but I have one foot firmly in tomorrow & the
bit in between is keeping me off-balance
there is this big abyss in which
my body doesn’t know what to do with itself
I reach for the furthest edge, & leap like an inelegant thing.
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Devon Webb is a Gen Z writer & editor based in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Her award-winning work has been published extensively worldwide & revolves around themes of femininity, vulnerability, anti-capitalism & neurodivergence. She is an in-house writer for Erato Magazine, an editor for Prismatica Press, & a founding member of The Circus (@circuslit), a collective prioritising radical inclusivity within the indie lit scene. She can be found on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok & Bluesky at @devonwebbnz.