Page 26 - ADU Voice Volume 5 Issue 1

26 Voice | Fall 2025

A SLEEK, FUTURISTIC SCHEME

By Lyan Isam

Sequins
Endless expanses
Of silk
Fur

& denim
Submerge me
In a world
Of carefree swivels
Where the colors
Marry my skin
& seal my features

With an illusion of eternal youth
I almost feel like
The motherly heaps of cloth
Upon me
Nibble upon my mulish woes
Toss them in the dancing wind
Where the world waltzes and whirls
In rhythm with my hair-kissed jacket
Reversing life’s rules

Into a partnership
With my necklaces, blouses, and shoes…
Almost a miracle, it is
Turning me,
All brown, meek, and mellow,
Into the master of a sleek, futuristic scheme
In one redeeming bellow

Turning prying eyes
Twiddling with their vain lies
I nod, and smile
With my peculiar mix of humanity and for-
eign cool
& peek into my wardrobe’s shell
Of various auras
Ranging from milky heaven
To thick hell

Then, with one decisive,
Cozy taste
I choose the outfit
That sucks away my haze