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 Oct 2014 Rachel Cloud
Eliza
They thought that they could help each other
That together they could claw their way back to the surface
But instead they dragged each other back down
Needing so much strength just to hold the other up that they had none left for themselves
And so they fell
Slowly but surely
Deeper into the pit of hopeless despair
That seemingly had no bottom.
To love a beautiful lady
Is like drinking hot chocolate
To love nature
Is like swimming
To love cartoons
Is like dreaming
To love your children
Is like being a child again
But to love your enemy's heart
Is pure love
Is true love
and the one I love
is my enemy
All I want is to feel pretty
All I want is to feel loved
All I want is to be skinny
Not the obese pig that I am right now
If I could fall into a man's arms
If I could look into a mirror without crying
If I could just once
Step into the world with
A genuine smile
Maybe I'd realize
Maybe I'm worth it
They say
You are what you eat
So I pick beautiful flowers
And devour them.

Don't be afraid
They take root in my brain
pinch my eyes closed
pry my heart open
Slip seeds into my bloodstream

I devour flowers
Because they are small beautiful things
And I want to be
Beautiful
In that same fragile and wilting way.

I take them from the ground
so that one day I can
wither in embraces
And die in glass containers
On your bedside table
In your living room
Still and stuck and slow

I put them in my mouth whole
Petals tickling my tongue
Sliding down my throat
Roots melding into flesh

And they taste like sunshine and dirt
And something distinct
that feels like
Breathing

I devour them
till I have a garden growing in my stomach
Breaking across my skin

And I will keep
Devouring
Till they take root in my heart
And I am made of fragile
Beautiful
Things
That you can devour.
his
for the unreal
attentions
of my male
competitors
I created
a woman
based solely
on my mother
patient
zero
of perceived
consent
 Oct 2014 Rachel Cloud
honey
Blood
 Oct 2014 Rachel Cloud
honey
I taste a metallic taste,
Iron,
Warmness,

I am choking,
I can barely swallow,
The taste is hinting.

It hurts,
A numbing pain,
A sharpness.

cdh
 Oct 2014 Rachel Cloud
Ann Nicole
I could've sworn that I had no idea what love felt like

Turns out I'd fallen in love with everybody

And didn't have the courage to see it
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