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Olivia Darmanin (she/her) is a junior Mathematics Secondary Education major at Endicott College from Worcester, MA. Outside of academics, she is heavily involved in theater and has been a stage manager and sound designer, in addition to other roles, for ten productions on campus. She has recently begun to explore creative writing, and is honored for the opportunity to be published.

Crushed

Once gliding through the air,
Sailing on a breath,
Now fallen,
Grounded with the stamp
Of a shiny, lacquered pump.
Trampled by sticky sneakers
And deserted under the corner of a dusty,
Rotting bookshelf,
Paint peeling and wood pulling,
Groaning with each step that passes.

The shining white paper now dulled
Speckled with aged mold
Fine edges crinkled and crumbling
Into the damp air.

Then all at once
Swept away
The breeze lifts me up
And ushers me into oblivion.

 — Olivia Darmanin