Writer’s Spotlight: Adryanna Arriaga

Product Number 3154 by Adryanna Arriaga

“Adryanna is a first year Communications major working toward a concentration in Women and Gender studies. She is in the Creative Writing Club, and her work has been published in The Lamron of SUNY Geneseo and her local hometown newspaper. Her inspirations continue to vary but she continues to attribute her writing to her High School English teacher Andy Sanderson.”

the pores on the soft, round thing,

slice around the outside and peel the edges,

peel it all at once and keep it together,

you must keep it all together.

a sweet metallic citrus smell seeps out.

be gentle.

the inside is soft and weak,

she’s spilling everywhere,

don’t hurt Her.

rip Her apart, make it quick.

She is a mess.

tear away those chunks of meat

bite into the flesh

chew and swallow it,

suckling out all the juice

when you are done, you decide.

will you wear this outer layer?

will you be brave enough?

to bare Her skin,

to understand.

to allow yourself to be mutilated.

to give yourself up.

it is not enough to have empathy.

it is your obligation,

you must be Her.

become Her.