Friday, July 2, 2021

I don’t remember writing this


How I ache to slice and dice

To hold my soft flesh

And rip it to shreds. 

My guts boil and shriek 

My tongue jolts in chaotic seizures

My heart twists into a 

bloody wet rag

Dripping all my hope 

on to the floor 

But I sit still like a doll

With the needles pointing  

in all directions 

A tortured pathetic lump of clay 

Too weak to speak

But too strong to give in 

This is the life of an ex cutter 

A drained mother 

A regretful ex lover 

A shadow distorted 

on the side of the building 

That follows me 

wherever I go 

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Told you so

 You used to press your lips 

against the arch of my feet 

now we aren’t even 

Facebook friends 

it just doesn’t work, he says....

 it just doesn’t work 

you were my air 

always there 

a balloon tied to my wrist 

and I knew if I let go 

You’d float away 

and never come back 

you’re ridiculous, he says...

no, turns out I’m right.