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Emma 3d
The hands of mercy, shattered by the weight of an invisible storm, secrete despair into the cracks of existence.

Petals torn from the soul's desert rose, scattered into the infinite wind, bearing the scent of destruction.

Words unravel, trembling, like wounded birds on a forgotten page, as if being watched by unseen eyes.

Her womb, a dark garden, blooms secrets steeped in shadow and fire, infidelity the key to its forbidden growth.

The drug, a serpent of cold synthesis, coils through trembling veins, pushing the mind above and beyond the limits of sanity.

An apology exhales, faint and futile, dissolving like potassium permanganate crystals in water, purple haze trailing into nothingness.

Above, fireworks fall, burning the sky with the grief of silent stars, destruction written in their fiery descent.
Sorry for ranting this morning, but I've had a terrible night and am under the weather. Can hear the wind and rain lashing outside, glad to be warm indoors today, very grateful.
Emma 4d
Fire kissed her throat, a burning rose,

and fearless, she entered the cold embrace—

the water, a mirror of shattered stars,

her closed eyes carved constellations,

as the universe spun softly in her veins.
Since I can swim here anytime even I the Winter alone in the cold seas, I have a tendency to float staring at the sky, the stars and listening to the hum of the Earth. I am truly amazed at how small and insignificant we are. Okay I've done this drunk too many times also.
Emma 4d
When the voice rises,
sharp and serrated,
I am cast backward—
a child again,
small as a thumbprint.

The air thickens,
pressing against my chest,
stealing my breath
in shallow gulps.

I cannot find words—
they scatter like frightened birds,
trapped in the cage of my throat.
Every syllable burns,
a potential betrayal.

The slap is phantom,
but real enough to sting.
Misunderstanding hangs,
a shadow over my skin,
waiting to pounce.

My limbs fold inward—
knees to chest,
arms to ribs.
The walls creep closer,
a conspiratorial hush,
a sudden need to vanish.

I long to run,
to dissolve into the cracks,
to silence the echoes
that still call me weak,
that still call me wrong.
There is a prominent regression in me when I hear screaming, takes me back to childhood helplessness.
Two days of parents day so I'm working from home, ps I'm the teacher not the student.
Emma 5d
He called her a ****-tease.
The word fell heavy, sharp as stones
breaking a bird’s flight mid-air.
She stood still. Her spirit fled—
to the quiet fields of her elders,
where flowers opened their mouths
only to name themselves.

The dress,
its soft rebellion,
became his battlefield.
"*****," he spat, each letter
a cracked drumbeat
splintering the silence between them.
Outside, dusk folded its hands,
a god turning away
from the sound of a woman
breaking.

When his palm
found her cheek,
the stars held their breath.
The earth bent at the waist.
His hands—desperate shadows
on her throat—learned quickly
what could not be held.

She walked barefoot
into the ancestral fields,
where the soil hummed
with the weight of her leaving.
Women waited there,
their grief braided with light.
They opened their mouths
and her name rose,
whole as a hymn.
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