Living - Nailah Brightman

i stress

over keeping 

my hair fresh

my face fresh

my body fresh

my breath fresh

fresh and new

fresh and

fresh

but im just a vessel

ive been a vessel

for 18 years

i stretch

i grow

i shrink

until one day

ill be

a pile of ashes

drowning in the sand

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Nailah Brightman is currently in her second year. She majors in English and minors in Film Studies. She’s a poet, chronic film lover, part-time photographer. She aspires to become a director; however, her visions do not stop there— and ARCH is just the first step. Follow her for more @naiologyy.