"induratize" poems
induratize me, just leave that scent behind;
at the doorway it lingers,
whispering faux truths without surprise.
the snow laughs in reflection, glitter haunts a mirror & to say we
see as nothing, we find there's
constant consistency here.
but water is transformation,
repurpose, great ingenuity;
freezing to create sorrow's surface, melting to break deep rests escape
my mother's brain found it incredibly sad,
trickling chemicals tricking bodies into reform,
skirmishing the soul away from the eyes,
to think if I could shake her free.
and that's what a love hath done to me, so i wait for the melt,
to remember my uncertainty
© 2015 Kate Volk
Jan 5, 2014
Jan 5, 2014 at 11:08 AM UTC
Have you ever been so scared to breathe in too deep,
with the fear of falling apart?
My ribcage restrains my heart from leaping out of my chest
every time it beats.
Yet i sit awfully still,
as if i'd cause a spillage
if i moved abruptly.
Dec 12, 2014
Dec 12, 2014 at 9:51 AM UTC
i built myself a hard shell
for my heart
so that it wouldnt trip
nor fall
i built a wall defending my mind
so it wouldnt fray
i made myself emotionless
i'm sorry,
if you get hurt
but i made myself emotionless
so that im bulletproof
no more petty crushes,
no more loving for me
i sit back as this world of chaos
turns ourselves one by one
into a mess of misunderstandings
and tears
Nov 13, 2015
Nov 13, 2015 at 9:25 AM UTC