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I bring her red fruits
Love is messy, ruinous, and sweet, I think, paused for a moment in my efforts for my beloved, fingers stained, nails dug into flesh, flecks of red splashed up my arms, my cheek. I draw the knife around the dark … Continue reading
Exes and Ohs
Glory, glory, it was hard to see reason with all that radiant light with that face with that beautiful sungod face smiling down at me haloed by those windswept waves, that bronzed unfreckled skin. You don’t remember him, but I … Continue reading
Am I To Believe
Everything I have been gifted — these fingertips, this tongue. Everything I’m waiting for under the burning sun. I am a monster in my own right, but you already knew. Tearing open my own flesh but then — who am … Continue reading
Posted in Love Poems, Poetry
Tagged devour, eat, food, food of love, good enough to eat, love, love poem, poem, poetry
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What If
What if they gave us everything we asked for, what would be left to want, what would be left to pray for? What if they gave us everything we needed, What would be left to lack, what would be left … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Songwriting
Tagged 100 words, bigger picture, hope, lyrics, need, poem, poetry, questions, song, what if
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Know ( )self
Intangible thing, a belief in self — how is it that you cannot hold it, cannot wield it, cannot shield yourself with it? Because it cannot be grasped? But in the hands of another, it cuts deeply enough that you … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Poetry
Tagged 100 words, mental illness, personality disorder, poem, poems, poetry, poor coping mechanisms, self hate, self-talk, writing
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