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I used to build words
like a carpenter—
lines hammered out
plank by plank
word for word,
like bridges
spanning waters
for anyone
eager to cross.

And now
I write to meet the page
like aching skin,
like quiet water
hesitant to ripple—
careful to bear a mark.

All the words
I’ve sent off—
paper boats,
adrift.

I let them all go,
travelers,
and bridges alike,
let them sink or rise—
and let the tide
bring the words
home.
 Mar 4 souletry
Kai
Doll-like
Porcelain-like
Glass-like
Fragile
Agile

Being your doll
Is like dirt being swept along the hall
It's exhausting
Bones have turned into mere joints
As you control my movements
You blame it on me and point
Pull on the strings
Move my parts
Remember what the rings
Are made for;
Art

Bendable
Any position you'd like and you got it
You want me on the table?
You got it!
Want me on the shelf?
You got it!
Want me to pose like an elf?
You got it!
Want to place me on your lap?
You got it!
You want to abuse me?
Do it
Those pretty patterns won't show up on me
They won't harm me

“Sit there and look pretty” is something I couldn't do because of you
Requests out of your mouth, going in the kitchen and making a sandwich for you

I can't eat
I can't even talk
I can't control myself
I've set myself up for my own demise
You're my owner
Forever
 Feb 28 souletry
Marc Morais
We built
a tower
with hands
that did not know
how to touch.

It rose,
stone by stone.
Each word, a brick.
Each silence,
the mortar.
Promises—
vanishing into air.

We stood
at the bottom,
blaming the height
for our aches—
but the tower
was never
what broke us.
 Feb 24 souletry
Mark Bell
You’ve twisted
My mind
To a point
That I’m blind
Manipulated
Cajoled
In playing
Your role.
Im battered
And torn
Wishing you
We’re never born,
The love of my life
A nasty witch
Can’t wait to
Bury her in a ditch.
 Feb 24 souletry
VinceV
Everything in my line of sight goes out of focus
Tired, but not sleepy
Just zoned out
Just tuned... out.
You are a flower
Blooming on a page
Drawing everyone near
With your sweet smell
And elegant glory

You are so beautiful

I long to pick you
To hold you in my hand
And breathe in your scent
And cherish you close

But I can only
Admire you
From afar

Hanging
Your masterpieces
On my wall
 Feb 24 souletry
Lovely
… and I can’t help but wonder how freeing it felt to fly.
Trigger Warning⚠️ : My cousin passed away this morning… she took her own life. I’ve gone through a wave of emotions from denial to anger to despair. The world failed her. She was a baby. Seeing how this has shocked my family makes me glad that my attempt didn’t work all those years ago. I don’t know how to feel. I’m just confused.
 Feb 14 souletry
AM
The words slipped out-
"I don’t want this anymore"
Had I blinked,
I wouldn’t have said it.

And just like that,
they took shape,
sharp as thorns,
wilting his smile
as they struck.

And just like that,
I stood alone,
Had I blinked,
he wouldn't be gone.
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