Sepia Stains
written by: Antonia Wang
@tuttysan
My once rufous lips, now stained in sepia,
by the spatter of listless years…
Release my face, etched within the boughs
of a slow unraveling.
My eyes fall like thunder on shrinking roots,
in the wake of my tears. I crumble slowly,
as I dry and meld into shallow bark.
The tree is dew-dampened with dim desires.
I peel away after nightfall,
(face, fingers, limbs, and spine)—
awash in the nocturnal hush.
Years gleam like rings beneath my thinning skin.
Moonlit flowers bloom from the weary springs
of my eyes, casting their ethereal glow.
Luna smiles a gentle, cool beam
upon my shoulders, as I bid goodbye.
MAY 2024 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH at Spillwords.com
Antonia Wang is a foodie, poet, and yogi born in the Dominican Republic. She is the Amazon best-selling author of Love Bites, In the Posh Cocoon, Hindsight 2020, Retrospectiva 2020, and Palette. Her poetry has been featured in various literary magazines and anthologies. She writes in English and Spanish and lives in the United States.
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