Angel

“In the end,
I refused him
even the kindness
of a quick death.

I turned him into a stag
with the flick of my wrist
and a splash of springwater.

Then I sent his dogs after him.”
― Trista Mateer, Artemis Made Me Do It

“I am deathless.
I will have no eulogy.
I will have no mourners.
Mine is the mouth
that fueled creation.
Mine is the hand
that wields the blade
and I will never let you
forget it again.”
― Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It

“I have tried to be better than them, and I have failed.
What could I become if I stopped worrying about death, about pain, about anything? If I stopped trying to belong?
Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“I write poems or you the way other people bring flowers to graves.”
― Trista Mateer, Artemis Made Me Do It