Duarum Dimensionum

by: Ysabel Vasquez Illustration by: Jan Clyde Napiri

I am living in the dominion of darkness Embracing my knees, eyes fed in tears Devour by her solitude And every time I felt ingratitude She brushes my hair, and said “No one will love you I only will accept your flaws You’re my daughter and forever will be” She held my hands put me enfetter again Like a bird I was encaged left alone in raged The day started to bleed And my heart is in twilight indeed I was scared that no one will save me But then I hear something Something on the wall was cracking No, there is someone knocking Suddenly, a strange voice appears

‘I can hear you, I’m on the other side, Want to be with me?’ Come on and take my lead I followed the knock around the wall There is a light leading to a hall The room was filled with lights I was overwhelmed with the sight My eyes started to wander Looking for the voice that make me ramble A hand suddenly grabs my wrist It was the boy who help me escaped We dance in the moonlight Until there was sunlight

We talked, ate, and play Looking at a tree, and we lay. Setting down the sun I catechize his name Long before he said his name Dark cloak again I am still here in my room Wrapping towards the moon It was only a dream A dream I wish that will come true.

We will still and will always cry. But with loving reflection more than hopeless longing, that is how our stories should end.