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303: The Princess and the Knight Who Shared a Body

  • Writer: Eudaemonia Records
    Eudaemonia Records
  • Oct 13, 2021
  • 1 min read

I chase her through the snow,

the woman I should have been,

until she fades into the grey distance,

taunting me with her laughter

and gleaming jewellery.

It hangs

from my own ears

when I turn to look into the ice

to see a body that is and isn't mine

staring back at me

from the cracked blue surface, ancient

with centuries of hopes and dreams withered

under history's expectations.

My body defines me.

Tells me that I'm someone

I'm not sure I recognise.

I wish my reflection could carry armour,

arms and shield, and sharper features,

not this softness

that golds in on itself at the smallest provocation.

Except sometimes I prefer it that way. Sometimes

I can't see myself as sharp.

Written by: Katrine Hjulstad

Instagram: @katrinehjulstad

Publisher's note: All poetry published with Eudaemonia Records has been viewed and commented on by our editors. Ultimately, however, we believe that it is the writer's decision to accept or reject any suggestions made by the editors, and therefore take no responsibility for the final product.

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