Vortex Magazine of Literature and Fine Art: Fall 2022 Online Edition

Red and White Pills By Allison Toomer

Every morning I take Those red and white pills Some mornings they take their claws And climb out of my mouth, And I spit out my water over the sink Some mornings they slide down my throat With the copper drink I call liquid gold It is possible to calm this beast Once it is down, though, It shakes me wild, howling at the moon And tearing at my inside mind While leaving me dry and void Of the very thing that gives me life The only reason I keep this beast Is to tame the beast inside me And if I fight fire with fire, I can come out alive

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Vortex Magazine of Literature and Fine Art: Fall 2022 Online Edition

Published on Dec 1, 2022

The Vortex Magazine of Literature and Fine Art

Vortex Magazine of Literature and Fine Art: Fall 2022 Online Edition Vortex Magazine of Literature and Fine Art is the student-led undergraduate literary magazine of the University of Central Arkansas. We publish artwork as well as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and scripts. Digital Media selections can be found at ucavortex.com/media-selections. All staff members are UCA undergraduate students. All works included in this magazine are by UCA undergraduate students. In order to maintain the highest levels of professionalism and fairness, we use a blind judging process, meaning our staff does not know any information about the author or artist when they vote on a piece. Editors' Choice nominations are pieces that receive unanimous acceptance in their individual sections; for sections with more than one nomination, the winner is determined by majority agreement among our entire staff. Please email vortexmagazine@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.

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