Autopsy of the Soul

Poetry
Written By Arianna A. Hepburn

My essence

is a cadaver lying

naked

beneath the searing sting of earth’s

scalpel

tearing through flesh

to get to my core.

Bones,

bare like unguarded truths,

bear the heaviness of passion choked

and words swallowed—

trauma by ridicule.

But defiant is the heart,

relentlessly pumping, pure, raw,

relentlessly feeling

despite the harsh jabs of the world.

Arianna A. Hepburn

Hailing from the beautiful island of New Providence, Arianna Hepburn is a Biochemistry major with an immense love for animals and Jesus Christ. While balancing her part-time job at a veterinary hospital and studying daily, Arianna still finds time for laughter with her friends and gazing at God’s creation, occasionally writing down the words it inspires.

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