Revenge

Corners of my lips pull up

heavy, tense.

Muscles stiffen.

Jaw tight, chest weighted,

Lump lodged behind my throat,

Surge of the

Sharp edge of consciousness,

Distracted, absent.

Empty.

Gasping, shallow.

Muffled buzzes distort beneath,

The back of my skull drags, the front buzzes faint.

Eye sockets press against tired nerves.

Unfocused, gaze lowered,

Weak,

Drained with unease.

A pair of hands,

Grasping onto my lungs

through these useless ribs.

A burn sears deep in my diaphragm,

A heaviness blooms beneath my eardrums.

Paled fists twitch,

Veins frozen,

Nails driven violently

Into trembling palms,

Rigid,

Hot surge floods 

My pulse…

My.

RAGE.

 

Writer – Sophia Kong
Editor – Olivia Hautler
Artist – Bailey Young

–June 2025–