To a Skull on My Bookshelf

"To a Skull on My Bookshelf" by Elizabeth Virginia Raplee is a poem that thinks about what it means to be alive and to die. The author looks at a skull sitting on a bookshelf and wonders about the secrets it might hold about life after death. Thinking about where the skull came from, the poem ponders who the person was when they were alive and how their skull ended up as an object on display. The writer makes you think about the future and whether people will wonder about us one day, just like the skull. The poem uses strong images and switches between spooky and thoughtful feelings, making readers think about their own lives and what they will leave behind.