Grace Lee
Grace Lee, a high schooler in Seoul, South Korea, is passionate about words. Whether crafting stories or poems, she blends her unique perspective with the culture of Seoul. She has explored her passion for creative writing at the Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop and Juniper Young Writers Online.
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TRAVERSING THE SWAMP​
As I traverse,
the trees lean in,
blanketed in rusty bark
and tanned by the sun.
Their limbs twist,
poking me with each move,
like frail fingers
stopping my tracks.
I step through the
moss-thick floor,
damp and humid.
Ferns slowly unfurl around me,
brushing the soil with its
sticky touch.
Roots writhe beneath me
like twisting snakes,
as the bark peels back,
revealing redness
like sunburnt skin,
The forest seems to watch
my every cautious move
as I traverse through.