Writer: Mariam Badr
Editor: Ahmed Ashry
Designer: Maram Mohammed
This is a poem about Addie from the book The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Seven freckles are scattered across her face
Each one is a star
Her face is like space
Her amber eyes are a galaxy
They’ll light up your world
Her passion and lust have you hanging on every word
She’s brave and daring,
She won’t take no for an answer
She’s a poet, a painter and an excellent dancer
She leaves a print on your heart
She leaves ideas in your head
But the people always forget Addle LaRue
Luc gave her a gift, both a blessing and a curse
To explore the world, but the world will forget her
She’ll remember it all though, every single blink
All the wars and the beds and the houses she’s been in
She’s a shadow in the night, but don’t shut the door in her face
Because once the door closes, you’re back to the first phase
Hello, mademoiselle, what might your name be?
I’m (addie larue), don’t you remember me?
But her chords fail her once more
She can’t say her own name
Until a cursed one like her, Henry, came
He remembered, her the first time, the second, and the third
And when he looked in her eyes, her eyes were clear and not blurred
She was the first one in a year, to look with her heart
He was the first in centuries, to remember when they part
Luc was behind this, but even he fell for her
So, the darkness has a heart
That’s the first we’ve heard
He spared Henry’s life, for one thing in return
Addie by his side, until he doesn’t want her
She’s cooked up a plan
She cooked up a scheme
She played smart and tricked the darkness
She’ll one day be free
