Unborn

In the hush

before the ink touches page

our story lingers—

unwritten, unclaimed.

Not absent,

but unborn, a quiet pulse

beneath the skin of time.

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Carl Scharwath is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans poetry, fiction, essays, plays, and photography. His writing and visual art have been published more than 200 times in journals worldwide. He is the author of five poetry collections and four photography books, and he currently serves as the art editor for Glitterati.