Self Portrait in Shadow The stroke of a shadow engulfs the crevices of her body; that they are hidden only enhances their magnetism. The eyelid is swollen with salt, the eye a vertical slant of blackness. This is thought to be the artist’s self-portrait. The right hand is limp under her cheek, a useless comfort also tired of grasping. Her whole self is sunken and bloated, as if moored on the bed of a tenebrous ocean. There is no delirium that persists in this setting, no silent fumbling for forgivness. Instead, a chiaroscuro curtain like a slow stream welling to the surface, a figure draped in dull gold with a pearl forgotten against her neck in favour of darker objects. Madeleine Quirk Madeleine Quirk is an undergraduate student at Queen's University. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.
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