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Jan 2018 · 303
lately
Sheneka Jan 2018
lately
love has been greater than a mere chemical reaction
lately
love has been the steady, exhilarating thump in my chest
a smile plastered on my face from the overwhelming wave of euphoria
lately
love has been the soft, trembling lips
a gentle, prickling sensation that buzzes across each nerve of my body
lately
love has been the gentle graze of your eyes on the warmth of my cheeks
a shiny, wide eyed and adorning gaze as you unearth your true self
lately
love has been healing
love has been liberating
love has been passionate
it has been you
it has been i
love has been us
i'll treasure it
Dec 2017 · 465
spitting bricks
Sheneka Dec 2017
you form bricks in your mind
then callously spit them past your lips
heavy, pasty boulders
that always seem to land on my shoulders
these bricks are layering
i can feel my shoulders deteriorating
my home will soon be one of bricks
not the cozy cabin i once had
Dec 2017 · 934
Three words
Sheneka Dec 2017
“You’re eating, again?”
The question stings like a honeybee’s kiss
I smile dryly as I nibble at my plate
You have moved on now
But I don't hear you
“You’re eating, again?”
These words intricately constructs heavy vines
encircling the delicate hand that once held my fork
I smile harder as three words prickles my body
Fabricating a paralyzing smog in my skull
The food becomes unpalatable and my mouth parches
“You’re eating, again?”
I rise and then I watch
"You’re eating, again?”
get flushed in a porcelain bowl
And I feel the familiar swell behind my eyes
And I weep
I weep because I ate again

— The End —