“The Shell”
What does the inside of a
shell look like? Break it open.
You’ll find art.
But we cannot
break ourselves open. We
cannot invite someone to
live inside of us.
Rather, we must come
out—spineless, delicate—
to everything.
Here I am, we must
say to the sun. Please be
kind to me! And then,
believe.
—by Sarah Dzida (2018)