The Body is a Mirror by Lotté Jean Elliott

sunshine caresses my bruised bones

nature heals the soul

with speckles of fruition

as a temple collapses beneath

and grabs the light

holding it like a blade to the skin

they inject truth

and exhale

the rotting beams.

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Lotté Jean Elliott is a writer based in Northern England. She is the published author of a fiction novel, poetry collection and an upcoming screenwriter. She has works featured in Literary Mark, Brave Voices Magazine and BBC Newcastle. @lottelauv www.lauvlotte.wordpress.com