Ink

A drop of water
rolling down the page.
sliding, smearing the ink,
diffusing into the sides,
showing that in black there’s pink,
green and yellow in blue.
Black isn’t just black;
it’s all those colors too.
Anger isn’t just anger;
it’s frustration and stress
tension and pain,
an emotional mess.
It’s never just anger;
there’s always a why.
It’s never just “nothing”
when you start to cry.

 
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Maya Pahima is a first-year PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program at Mount Sinai. When she’s not in lab (shhh…don’t tell her PI), Maya can be found exploring the depths of Central Park, crushing her housemates in late-night amateur Dutch Blitz and Euchre tournaments, and searching for the perfect pen.