"Melancholia" by Mattea Gernentz
The ring slips off satin
and tomorrow I swear I will
brush my shoes, button my teeth,
be all the things I meant to be
before this concrete heart
sunk, burying me. Now I sleep
with door unlocked, dead
to starlight robbers and cheats,
and know nothing more
can be thieved—there are museums
of me on every continent,
my visage reflected in the glass,
a label, reading: she was born
and will die, sooner or later.
Mattea Gernentz (she/her) is a poet and art curator from Nashville currently living in Edinburgh. Her creative writing meditates on themes of memory, womanhood, and loss and has been featured in The Pub, ST.ART Magazine, Kodon, and Solum Press. Chai lattes, purring cats, and cozy bookshops bring her joy.
Instagram/Twitter: @thewhimsicalowl
Website: www.whimsyandwords.com
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