Encapsulate Me

By Madison Boykin

Posted on April 1, 2025

Cover Image Title: Cracks of Amber

Cover Image by: Ee Lynn Gan

Classification: Traditional medial, Colored pencil drawing mixed with watercolor on the borders

Specifications: 15cm X 12cm

Year: 2025

Amber drops drip down for me,

Encapsulate me in all your glory. 

Just a tear from your tree,

And I’ll abandon being free.

And when that amber cracks one day,

Behold! The time to reap.

Let me be there to see,

What those think of me 

Let my wandering mind

Be an item worth to keep.

Description:

“Encapsulate Me” is a short yet perceptive poem that follows the speaker as they explain their desire to be immortalized despite the consequences that follow. I hope the piece leaves a melancholy yet understandable taste in readers' mouths and prompts self-reflection.

[ Writing Editor: J.Y. ]