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HOLLOW

HOLLOW

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Olivia Williams

(Finished: April 20th, 2026)

———-

 

Hollow

 

Vines gouging

Fractured ribs.

 

Hollow

 

Mud embedded in

the eye socket.

 

Retinas in its—

 

Locket.

Hollow

 

Moss adhered to

Decomposed flesh—

 

Stitched in

Gaping

muscle.

 

Hollow

 

Sap cauterizing

Blood-crusted veins.

 

Hollow

 

Saltwater

Submerged

To skull.

 

Hollow

 

Squirrels nest

in crevassed—

 

Teeth.

 

Hollow

 

Thorns encasing

Where eyelids once sealed.

Now pinned—

 

Vertically stuck.

 

 

Hollow

 

 

Roots ascending—

 

Lacerated spine.

 

 

Climbing—

 

Mangled through the jaw.

 

 

spiraling—

 

Mauled cavernous tissue.

 

Hollow

 

No spark.

No flame.

 

.Mal—function.

.Malfunc—tion.

 

No breath.

No name.

 

.Malfun—ction.

.Malfuncti—on.

 

No tissue—

 

Shattered bone.

 

Decay taking a life—

Alone?

 

Flesh dissolved,

Rot in skin

Skin to rot.

 

Life paid death

The toll.

 

No eyes to watch it go.

No breath to follow.

Thoughts already swallowed

 

Soul

captive by soil.

No sign—

al?

 

No s—

ignal!

NO SIG—

NAL!?

 

NO—

.

.

.

.HOLLOW.

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16 / F / Wisconsin
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Apr 21
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