old soul As a girl I was toldI had an old soulthought it meant I hadbeen to earth many times beforebut never got it right I settled into youthThe old soul descended likea bag of bonespast lives' corpsesFelt like I wasn't getting it rightthis t… | By The Rising Phoenix Review on July 7, 2024 | old soul As a girl I was told I had an old soul thought it meant I had been to earth many times before but never got it right I settled into youth The old soul descended like a bag of bones past lives' corpses Felt like I wasn't getting it right this time either I thought if I was smaller I'd survive became a tiny red bug crawling across a page with words too big to read a prick of blood with legs page turned too early and I'm crushed crimson on cream smudged to pink by a sweaty thumb How can others see my soul but I can't? By Jacqulyn Seyferth Biography: Jacqulyn Seyferth is 22 years old and is looking forward to starting her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She loves writing short stories, personal essays, and poetry, along with her own illustrations. Keep up with her on Instagram @jacqulynseyferth. | | | |
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