Art & poetry by Archita Mittra

Girl from Milky Way

Junk Shop

Memories of Winter I

Memories of Winter II

Halloween

the devil follows me each night-
eyes red as high school love
we date on off,
shatter glass, exchange expletives
tricks & treats, stumble,
spill paint in art therapy,
share a bed
(sometimes i’m under)
 
this year i’ll dress as the lady
of shallot, stitch a gown
out of a pre-raphaelite painting,
smear face powder, so i ain’t pale
but a death mask, carry a golden
mirror to see him (walking
behind me) till something else,
or i crack
 
sometimes when i stare
into the mirror, i get scared
at the ghost i’ve become-
soon enough it’s going to be
that time of the year again
when i’ll dance with the devil
& all the minions
with their candy-stained mouths
 
will think it’s so so normal
(when it’s n-n-not)

Previously published in Quail Bell Magazine

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Archita Mittra is a wordsmith, visual artist & tarot card reader with a love for all things vintage & darkly fantastical.

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