Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Love is religion by Mykyta Ryzhykh

 

Ayberk Mirza

Love is religion

Love is religion

Every time I drown in you I forget that I can’t swim

Every time I forget that the shore does not exist

Every time I use the right to remember and try to forget

The heart is leather satisfaction

Teach me to steal money not only from talent but also from the body

Teach me how to kiss people I don’t like

Teach me the night because the day is long over

Insatiable bodies fuck in all cracks

I no longer have a body

The body no longer has me

Love is walls without a ceiling in a homeless house

Originally published on Orbis 


© Mykyta Ryzhykh

Mykyta Ryzhykh

Mykyta Ryzhykh, an author from Ukraine, now lives in Tromsø, Norway. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2023 and 2024. He’s published in many literary magazines іn Ukrainian and English: Tipton Poetry JournalStone Poetry JournalNeologism Poetry JournalShot Glass JournalQLRSThe CrankChronogramThe AntonymMonterey Poetry ReviewFive Fleas Itchy Poetry, and many others.

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