what are we? fighters with no one to fight, wars that aren't our own. working ourselves to the bone the neverending story, on repeat. will it ever change? sometimes i sit small, curl myself up, contemplating the earth that i won't witness. to busy being dead. think about it. our lives are so [...]
Category: poetry
fragment #2: do i even exist?
i feel the world - dizzying at times, an illusion. i stand on the precipice unknowing of my place. do i even exist?
fragment #1: evacuation in ward c
she lived in her own mind, it was where she felt safest. no one could take her thoughts away - they held her power, her truth. they could (they have) take away her humanity, her rights; use her body for their gain. but this, here, was hers. she's readying the fire to throw the flames. [...]
when we forget, for a moment, how to love.
sometimes i think we won't make it. that's my biggest fear - that we will accidentally, intentionally hurt each other in the worst way possible. there would be no going back from that. when doors are slammed, voices raised, words breaking, jaws clenching. when we forget, for a moment, how to love. instead - we [...]
let it die when she does.
will i learn to resent you? i'm beginning to see parts of her in you. her legacy will remain that of a despotic regime. a hatred-filled reign of manipulation and domination. i fear that your hand holding mine will turn to steel, unforgiving shackles to tame; control to maintain. is this our heritage? [...]
our blood stains these cathedral walls
it's wanting to punch your fist through a wall. it's an open wound, bleeding - unbearable. contracting and retracting; my womb is shedding itself. a riotous force, armies in battle: stab, stab, stabbing. an almighty force, it symbolises my sexual maturity my monetary value in our society - i become property. [...]
i am astounded by your brilliance
i am astounded by your brilliance, surrounded by a luminescence, a magnetism (a magnificence) completely primal. your eyes, they glitter with knowledge (laughter) an omniscience, an open window. i hear your laugh, a victorious exclamation of hilarity - everyoneย knows you, theyย yearnย to be within you, of you, around you. i don't think you're comfortable [...]
POETRY REVIEW: THE WITCH DOESN’T BURN IN THIS ONE BY AMANDA LOVELACE
throw flames like a girl. I lovedย The Princess Saves Herself In This Oneย and I have to say that I completely, with my entire heart, adoredย The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One.ย Amanda Lovelace is one of my favourite poets, purely because of the power of her writing. Her work is not a gentle touch to the [...]
implicit sexism;
implicit sexism: a river of denial, painting your son golden. your daughter black with burden. when will we stop? when will we stop confining children to ridiculous notions of what is masculine and what is feminine? (itโs not manly to vacuum the house. you shouldnโt have to do the cooking, you're the man. donโt [...]
wildfire: come closer, i dare you
come closer. don't be scared. i'm not going to lie though, i do bite. & there is nothing i love more than blood dripping from my petal-soft lips. - you crave it, our mystique, our bodies to warm your sheets. i rage, you know. a storm - you smell the sulphur i [...]
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