There’s a room at the back of the heart, I tend to forget about it. Someone points to it. At the locked door, white paint chipping away. Once they leave, I break the lock. Water flows, not sure from where, it reaches my chin now, there’s boxes laying on the tiles below me, journals and boxes slip out, plants creep […]
I threw a cup at it when I was angry, I patched up the shattered glass when I calmed down. Pretty drawings of flowers stuck to the edges, Some days I cannot even glance in its direction, But I cannot ignore it is there either, It reminds me every time I bump into it. I compare it to other mirrors, […]
I think, therefore I paint, I paint, therefore I am. There is a scene that I see reflected on my canvas, Before I can even begin dipping my brushes into crimsons and chartreuses, Of a girl punished for not wanting a love shoved upon her. She bears a sun on her chest, encircled by a viper, And my own burns […]
Odyssea drowns in her sleep by her own hands. Didn’t I tell you not to fall for the night? He didn’t want to let her go, We knew it would have come to this, As it happens in each universe, And Odyssea knew this, But she loved him, And so she fell for the night. But He pulls Odyssea’s soul […]
The marble tower stares at me; lush hills trail behind me. The fortress has eyes. Dark and glowing white hooded figures standing from every edge and balcony. I kneel beneath them. My black cloak tried to shield me. This is my punishment for running away, confined to the prison that once was my home. Spend my days climbing the numerous […]
They tighten my corset but I fear there has been a mistake. But they dismiss my claims, placing a crown of gold and lead on my head. My dark curls come out as I walk before my people holding a torch; they amplify the magic I never knew I had. Before them, in a hall of marble, a princess with […]
Bow before your queen You are nothing but a metaphor. ‘Dress as if it is your last day on earth- because it is.’ Skin that is still healing from childhood falls, I kneel for the first time in my life. I braid my hair lazily, leaving strands that could have been pulled out by the wind, Because I know I […]
Ophelia poses by the lake, Unbeknownst, it is the one who will draw her breath away. The tree that will betray her, Her flowers ready for a funeral, She stares on. At the water that will veil her in death, The olive branches will fall around to grant her peace, Her skirts of candid feathers will weigh her down. She […]
I beg the mirror one more time, Show me Show me Who I will become. You will be as beautiful as a rose So I use them to tie my hair, Crush the petals to make pigment for my cheekbones. You will be as slender as a fairy So I tie golden bands around my arms, And wear clothes too […]
Thorns form a bracelet as I bite down on the rose petals, Drinking in the dew drops. I imagine it is your blood, You’re the one who planted them, after all. They climb the walls of the palace, Begging me to escape with them, Showing me the way, Blossoms have more freedom than I do. The thorns dig further into […]