Myrrha
by Mari Ness
Mari Ness has published fiction and poetry in numerous publications, including Tor.com, Clarkesworld Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Apex Magazine, Strange Horizons, Mythic Delirium and Goblin Fruit. For a longer list of works, check out her official blog at marikness.wordpress.com, and for irregular updates, follow her on Twitter at mari_ness. She lives in central Florida.
King's daughter. He told me I
could love only him. King's daughter.
Worthy only of a king. And what king
more worthy than he, father of
a daughter such as I?
Out of that bitterness, green leaves and bark.
Out of that bark, slow moving myrrh.
Out of that myrrh, a lingering perfume,
resting long in the walls, the fingers.
October 20th, 2014