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Lamia (17)

Dental formula: I:C:P:M = 2:1:2:3
Winner of the Ribs Contest

[Incisors]
I bite down ligaments
Of muted screams, formed due to
Excessive friction between clenched set of teeth

[Premolars + Molars]
I churn the fear dripping
Down my soft palate
Into fluid regression of pain
(excessive flow)

The contraction of my
Oesophagus, as I swallow down
my reflexes, leads to the ache
Stimulated by every neuron in my system;
They burst into war my ancestors never warned me about.
                                                    [adrenaline suffocation in progress…]

They have scooped out
The dignity I had secured beneath
My collarbones;
A few strands are
Coming out loose from the
Cliff of my right shoulder.

My ribs are degenerating,
As they strip off every
Layer of hostility (2 cm in breadth each)
My hallucinating brain cells
Can generate
[failure of nerve cells to
endow message to the pelvic region]

My thighs are soaked
With hurricane residue my eyes
have never witnessed.
                             [detection of pain: unfamiliar]

My body has told me truths, in a difficult way;
So open up your ears, it’s time I tell you
What it feels like to be
A daughter.



Lamia is a 17 year old who is going to pen down a hella lame bio, which is why she is also known as Lame-ia. She is a strong supporter of feminism and her writings mostly revolve around women in her family. She also likes to engrave scientific concepts in her pieces, a hobby she has developed by not paying attention to her lectures.
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    • Issue Fourteen
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    • Yasmeen Khan
    • Madison Lazenby
    • Natalia Gorecki
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    • Anne Gvozdjak
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    • Grace Zhang
    • Grace Novarr
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    • Mackenzie Cook
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