Widow's Walk

By Stasia Mars

They say she waits on the widow's walk.

Watching the sea.

Hoping for his return.

Cute. Love is a myth.

The bedtime story girls get before handing them a collar.

I was given threats and bruises.

Not lullabies.

I grew teeth where innocence should've bloomed.

I've heard the fairytales.

Read the poems.

Burned them all.

They raised me to kneel.

I learned to bare my teeth instead.

They tried to tame me.

I bit back. Hard.

Pain can be turned into power.

If you're twisted enough to use it.

I wear mine like eyeliner.

Sharp and black.

A monster in mascara.

I don't wait for ships.

I sink them.

If I'm on the widow's walk.

I'm not the woman searching the horizon.

I'm the widow with fangs.

And a silk web.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GS6T9RND
• ISBN13: 9798999855725
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Stasia Mars
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"