by Emily Karasik ’21
The secret of these durable pigments
Concealed but never lost
Implanted in the caverns of my mind
Woven through my skin into my soul
Memories that desperately reach through the wall I have built
The surface a mesmerizing facade
Below a dark cavity where no one dares reach
I know your words
In visions iron hands you roved
I waited for an end ever fleeing me
His shade you stole from me, a refuge
You twist my words to earn your innocence
The broken pieces of myself you clutch
A shattered doll, distorted, burned
The strings you used encircled around my throat
Even in my escape, I am trapped
Immortality is a hidden prison you crafted just for me
Side note: the poem below is inspired by the book Lolita so there are lines used from the final sentence of the novel.