The displayed reverse poem reads as follows: Emerging from the shadow, blade in hand I am here for the sake of an absent other For after all The darkness had no hold on me Yet I find it difficult to believe How our sworn promise was for nothing And there is no denying That bottomless grief yet clings to my mind and body But surrounded by this fog on moonless nights, There remains a light, burning crimson it leads onward As an arrow tracing its target, a blade piercing forward, Through the multitudes that stand against me I must fight to know What is the truth? Indeed, To what depths does this darkness reach? The bordering flowers include: bird's foot trefoil (revenge) white chrysanthemums (truth) forget-me-nots (true love) crimson polyanthus: the heart's mystery carolina jasmine: separation dwarf sunflower: adoration flos adonis: painful recollection
Very delayed on my part but I wrote this reverse poem for @mdryuuzine.bsky.social ! For those who don't know, it's meant to be readable both from top to bottom and in reverse, bottom to top.
The spot art by @doodlingdoods.bsky.social is gorgeous so please checkout the free zine to see it in full!