The Hardcover on Your Nightstand

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A girl with curly brown hair smiles at the camera. She is standing in front of a stone wall.

Would you love me more if I was made of paper?
If my tempestuous curls came alive
with a dribble of obsidian ink
which you could adore
from the safety of your bed
without the fear of being stained?
Would you love me if my heartbeat
lay between your favorite lines?
If my pages were butterfly-thin
and smelled of magic
and blue moonlight instead of ash—
Would you love me?

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Shoshana Castro-Root
Shoshana is a member of the class of 2025 at The Jewish Community High School of the Bay in San Francisco, California. She has been part of the GSA since Freshman and has more recently joined the yearbook team. Shoshana is a poet and emerging short story and screenplay writer. In her free time she enjoys flower pressing, and creating collages with words and images from newspapers her dad reads.
Accompanying photo: “Happiness” by Hannah Rubenstein