hourglass
Isabel Li

i. right-side up
​
years spent
chasing gravity,
unearthing a wormhole
upon which your footprints
dissolved
into 
vertigo: 
a fall quicker than
time
itself 

ii. on its side

paused, yet
a sandstorm within:
particles settling like 
ash
funneling through 
remnants of twin tornadoes,
smoothing out
a fossilized
nightmare

iii. upside down

multiply weight
by its shadow,
then
reverse a history,
expelled from a 
dream

Isabel (SC ‘25) is a writer, artist, and musician studying at Scripps. When she’s not actively brainstorming ideas for her next poem, you can find her sculpting, worldbuilding, or indulging in romantic-era string quartets.