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Walking past hours
I prefer
Destination,
A point to be made
Magnolias,
Have their own ecosystem
Ignorance -
No dismay.

I thank them
For their beauty
And I thank you
For this pain.

Pacing perpetually
In this place
I consume,

So I regurgitate.

Isabella Stokes is a poet and researcher from London. She has read her work at several literary events and previously wrote a column series for Polyester Magazine. She holds a degree in Psychosocial Studies from Goldsmiths and, in 2024, was invited to present her research as a guest lecturer. She shares her birthday with Buffy, Edgar Allan Poe, and Dolly Parton.