You brought me pink plastic dinos when I was six
I’d hide them between your couch
And we’d laugh when you found them

A decade later,
I still buy myself pink plastic dinos
That I hide when I’m home,
Waiting for you to find them
So we can laugh again.

Ananiah is an artist, writer, and bibliophile who draws inspiration from the raw fragments of existence. With her cat as her companion and the aroma of coffee filling the air, she believes that life itself is art and each day is an opportunity to create and acknowledge the unfiltered authenticity around us.