You don’t need to turn every head in the room
I give you permission to be as ugly as you feel
after losing your beauty—or what you thought your beauty was
But I wouldn’t worry if I were you
because someday the right head will turn, and you won’t even have tried
no matter where you are in life, no matter how you appear
He will turn to look at you as hearts pop in his eyes
he will be enthralled by you
and oh, he will love you.
Hana S. Elysia is a professional dancer turned writer with a keen interest in the dark and whimsical. Her writing has appeared in Cleaver Magazine, Confluence, Trembling with Fear, pacificREVIEW, and others. She was named the first place winner of the Duality: Creative Nonfiction contest in Cleaver Magazine and the 2023 Creative Writing Award in Confluence. More of her work can be found at hanaselysia.substack.com, as well as on Instagram @hana.s.elysia.
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