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Grandmother Rose | Blackout Poetry Competition, Second Place

Vanessa Chan

She bends slow, steady, tense my emotions. She could always read the inevitability of my future.

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A dark-red-and-white illustration of a teacup in front of a teapot with leaves and flowers coming ou

Content warning: allusions to prostitution and sexual assault

A blacked out poem called 'Grandmother Rose', originally by Elyssia Koulouris. Below the poem is a dark-red-and-white illustration of a teacup in front of a teapot with leaves and flowers coming out of the spout. The remaining words in the poem read: she places me on the table. Her right hand is now a visible discomfort cupped my face and pegged table cloths. her face while I sip the comforting familiarity warms my entrance. She bends slow, steady, tense my emotions. She could always read the inevitability of my future. Discomfort and adjust my posture. she as a little village girl, comforts me. trauma was taken from her she can still remember she was dismissed like an unwanted pest. her desperation turned to a dream, brought her A small smile

Source material: Grandmother Rose by Elyssia Koulouris, illustrated by Yuk Kei Lo Yuki

Published: 22 Jun 2022 17:56 , Last updated: 24 Jun 2022 14:51
 

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