Dark Ink, Thin Page

Sometimes I dig into the right hand pages just a bit too much.

Not enough to tear through onto the future’s surface,

But enough to leave imprints.

Fragments of thoughts form faint prophecies of hope like names 

Written in sand waiting for the wave to wash the beach

Back to its original state.

These pages, one of many pandemic pick-me-ups

Passed between the two of us, travels wherever I go. A piece

Of you remains paperbound.

Even through holding onto what’s lost, the once blue texts 

Going through green splash with a temporary resignation.

Not that I try it often.

About the Author

Ryan Hiemenz is a senior Media and Communications major with a concentration in Multimedia Publishing and a minor in Creative Writing. Currently, he is a CTLM fellow on the communications team, the Layout Manager for The Compass, the Editor-in-Chief of Arcadia University’s literary magazine Quiddity, and the Co-Editor-in-Chief for Loco Mag, a Philadelphia lifestyle and culture magazine. Ryan enjoys spending his free time reading, writing poetry, and hyper fixating on specific film directors until he’s watched everything in their filmography.