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Malia Sep 13
why does this ink look like a bloodstain?
it sings like writing on the wall.
it stings like the mirror i shattered
and the darkness i spilled and i splattered.

why does this page allow its face
to be struck, scarred, mangled, and marked?
these words tear themselves apart at the seams
eviscerate themselves to understand what they mean.

why does this poet stretch her jaw โ€˜til it breaks
just to show the world whatโ€™s inside?
she should hide. she should hide!
but the price of her pride
is to endlessly, manically ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†.
Malia Jan 3
I inhale
All the words and the pages.
I consume
All the plots and the ink.
I require
The letters and spaces
Like oxygen that I need to breathe.
I exhale
My thoughts onto paper
So that they wonโ€™t ever die.
I release
My viscera into the water:
My soul caught up in each line.
Rereading light filters in by Caroline Kaufman and feeling inspired.

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