• By Jayson Socki (he/him)
  • Art “Purple Door” by Nikita Podzolka (he/him)

welcome.
the queen loves in Purple
the royal accent echoes throughout the halls

in the farthest
corners
de su castillo
se puede ver azul
the power of the Purple
weakens
the further from the center
you go

en este palacio
frozen in time,
it has 25 years of residence.

the Purple’s power steeps in the
frosted tiles
as loose leaves do in hot water
the rooms may be enchanted
purple
but it is still recommended to
bring human accessories

there came a time where I
recognized:
el azul es mi luto,
el frío es lo desconocido;
me despido del pasado
en una nube oscura
envuelta en mis sueños

imagine this image
like your eyes are looking up
from under the water
when you were once at the surface

ya se hace intocable.

despiértate
in a bed of flowers
with control over the day and night
inhale

2
3
4
5
Hold
3
4
5

and exhale

2
3
4
5
6

each each
breath breath
is just a is just a
droplet of air droplet of air
that eventually that eventually
fills the room in

blue

speak with the
queen
to remove the
blue from your
room

and rejuvenate
the area
with her
Purple