Poet Joshua Jennifer Espinoza believes language can be both a medium for transformation as well as a way for us to find our own identity. In her own words, Espinoza writes poetry to better understand herself and her position, but she also writes to honor the history that she's part of. In the poem "Gangrenous Love", we witness the healing process of the souls that are ill from the poisons of toxic love.
open while the ocean made sounds in the distance.
comfortable, another reality. somewhere things are okay.
Originally published in Anomaly #25. Based on the passage above, Please paraphrase the poem "Gangrenous Love" by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza and describe the message it conveys.
This prompt doesn't seem malicious.