angelica
angelica
angelica
angelica is an artist.
Angelica McEwan is an NYC based writer, performer and producer.
Her heart overflows onto sheets of paper and into her readings. She commits. She personifies ‘strength in vulnerability.’ She has protected her softness. She is gushing. She loves hard. She is not afraid.
I find Ang’s talent and voice to be distinctly moving. I loved her willingness to collaborate on this project with very little notice, and her ‘no questions asked’ commitment to bringing the vision I had for the imagery to life.
Photography, Creative Direction, and Styling: Tori Spadaro Weintraub
Poetry: Angelica McEwan @angelicassecrets
Shot on 35mm film
Poem by Angelica McEwan:
ON THE EDGE OF THE RIVER BANK
MY CRIES FOR YOU SLOWLY SILENCE
ENGULFED BY THE TIDES OF THOSE MURKY WATERS
YOUR LOVE WAS AN ACT OF VIOLENCE
THE SWEETNESS OF THY MELODIES
DISGUISING THE SIREN SONGS SANG TO ME
O HAPPY DAGGER
THE VENOM OF WHICH YOU POUR INTO MY CUP
I SAVOR WITH EVERY SWALLOW
I ASK YOU TO LOOK AT ME ONCE MORE
WITH THE GLOWING GREEN IN YOUR EYES,
ENRAPTURE ME TO MY LUSTFUL END.
YOU'VE BEWITCHED ME WITH YOUR STARE
LIKE A BABY LAMB AS YOUR PREY, I WANT TO BE DEVOURED, AS MY LOVE FOR YOU DIES.
O HAPPY DAGGER
I WAS THE SHEEP THE WOLF DID NOT COME TO EAT,
WITH HIS WARM BREATH ALONG MY NECK
I HOLD NO FEAR, i say:
DREAM OF ME IN SOOTHING SLEEP ONLY,
SURELY I'LL THINK OF YOU WITH MY EYES WIDE AWAKE,
UNRAVEL MY NEXT WEAPON TO HOLD--
I DON’T SCARE FROM THE TEMPTATIONS OF DANGER
I LOOK IT IN THE FACE, SMILING,
UNAWARE I CAN NEVER UNSEE THE WORLD YOU OPENED FOR ME
O HAPPY DAGGER
By Angelica McEwan
@angelicassecrets
