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I am a Magenta Slug

September 10, 2025
I am a Magenta Slug
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Slugs: A Poetic Trilogy
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Slugs: A Poetic Trilogy
  • I am a Magenta Slug
  • The Slug Massacre of 2024
  • Slug Savior Complex
By Bean Gast, Contributing Writer
A thumb with a brown slug wrapped around it.
A dirt-covered slug slithers across my thumb. | Bean Gast

mouth agape, the tension leaves

blurred blob of vibrancy

until

I look at whatโ€™s looking

and see me


focused and clear

a magenta slug appears


eyes are a portal

seeking a soul to search

only to find a mirror


the ultimate test

a staring contest


revealing that we are 

one


the spirit of the slug calls to me

entering through my open mouth


it consumes me

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