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I wonder why everything I write on paper is so depressing And why my mind picks random lines from poetry to recite over and over like quiet prayers (is this my religion? words and stories?) Why red ink tastes like sin (no that's too cliche) like seduction? Why the cover of this moleskine is so soft and forgiving (I swear just for me) the sigh into a trusted friend's shoulder I can't cry any more so I'll sing badly but fervently songs that help soothe the gnawing ache inside Cherish the few people who make me feel full and whole (Banish the phantom pains for limbs or extensions of me I've lost) I'll exhale poems to ravel up the bad feelings It's a struggle or maybe just a war that I just don't want to lose any more
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Jul 6, 2013
Jul 6, 2013 at 7:05 AM UTC
First drafts, Phantoms, and Wars
I wonder why everything I write on paper is so depressing And why my mind picks random lines from poetry to recite over and over like quiet prayers (is this my religion? words and stories?) Why red ink tastes like sin (no that's too cliche) like seduction? Why the cover of this moleskine is so soft and forgiving (I swear just for me) the sigh into a trusted friend's shoulder I can't cry any more so I'll sing badly but fervently songs that help soothe the gnawing ache inside Cherish the few people who make me feel full and whole (Banish the phantom pains for limbs or extensions of me I've lost) I'll exhale poems to ravel up the bad feelings It's a struggle or maybe just a war that I just don't want to lose any more
miya-hunt
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Jul 6, 2013
Jul 6, 2013 at 7:05 AM UTC
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