Ontology

the world resides outside the eyes

it hides beneath the hides of men

in dreams and words it starts to rise

the world resides outside the eyes

then dies a death of formal lies

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disguised in lines of skin again

the world resides outside the eyes

it hides beneath the hides of men

• February 2026

Submission History

Date	Publication	Status
February 8th, 2026	Macabre Magazine	Rejected
February 17th, 2026	Altar Literary Magazine	Rejected
July 1st, 2026	Anglican Theological Review	Pending
July 1st, 2026	St. Katherine Review	Pending
July 1st, 2026	Oxford Review (#2)	Pending