Kaelin Martin

devour me

devour me

wash me down

with the stars

in the darkness

savor the sweet

the savior

look to the trees

and whisper a sad song

wash me down

devour me

until you reach the soil

and find me there

feel the wind

and let her hold you

whisper a sad song

wash me down

the suds grow

in the kitchen sink

stones breathe

let them skip

whisper a sad song

and look to the trees

tell time

to come back tomorrow

the dawn

a moment longer

wash me down

with the stars

let them run

into the sky

wash me down

with the stars

devour me

and whisper a sad song

to the trees

never too long

they bend

they break

in light of days

see the grass

let them feel you

a gentle caress

she knows the way

wash me down

with the stars

bathe in the sunshine

and cry for the rain

blood of my love

eye of the earth

let the sky open

feast on my body

lay me down

let your hands run

whisper a sad song

in the darkness

with a breath

wash me down

with the stars


Kaelin Martin is a queer, femme multimedia artist at SUNY Purchase. She is a senior political science major and visual arts minor. Their primary mediums include photography, poetry, music, movement, and collage. They also enjoy exploring other forms of visual and performance art such as printmaking, installation art, and sculpture. Their latest projects have been explorations of memory, movement, embodiment and the self.