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 May 2015 Miki
Tupelo
Women
 May 2015 Miki
Tupelo
She is a library,
I say this because it is hard
to compare her to anything else,
Inside her walls lies story after story,
Knowledge that is wise far beyond her years,
She is a beauty,
one that will belong to no one but her own,
Sometimes she will lend me parts of herself,
Books I will treat as such,
which if anything is not my own,
I will hold her spine dear,
Careful not to damage the pages
Drink her words, let them sit in the pit of stomach,
She will call back for the borrowed parts
These temporary treasures,
I will carry close to my chest
And cherish every word
 May 2015 Miki
JR Falk
Burn
 May 2015 Miki
JR Falk
I'm starting
to notice
the
nicotine's
burn

I'm starting
to notice
that
it's the
only
warmth
I feel

Sometimes
I miss
you
and the
warmth
you brought then
and

Sometimes
I miss
summer
and the
endless
blissful nights

But
I'm starting
to notice
the
nicotine's
burn

and honestly
it's more
inviting
than I thought
and
I think
I'll let it
stay
 May 2015 Miki
Evelyn Geddes
Your dusty fingers left a residue, staining
and bruising my skin.
soft cream littered with blue finger prints,
criss-crossed, mis-matched, burning a brand unforgettable.

Down my back, patterned with heartbreak,
up my leg, cross my belly-button,
nicks and flaws created from your ungodly teeth.

Bruises painted by your words and then,
they were brushed away with lips and
meaningless apologies.

Sinking, just giving in and I used
to hold your cheeks and close my eyes,
grunting and forgiving, imagining it was all over.
I imagined a better ending place.
 May 2015 Miki
Tupelo
Anthem
 May 2015 Miki
Tupelo
All these pent up frustrations,
Banging on my insides,
Playing their anthems on my bones,
Waving a flag for news of the fallen,
Take back my morals,
Return me to my bed,
I'd trade my soul for pocket change,
Sick of the tongues knotted in nooses,
Tired of the silence used and useless,
These pens done gone and run out on me,
Dried themselves of all that is left,
So slit my wrists and write with blood,
Because that's all this really is anyways
And I wasn't even in my body anymore
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