Askew
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A Prayer for LoveA Poem by AskewAohrodite help me I pray to you each night My altar is littered with rose petals and sea shells I beg of you to teach me Make of me you disciple .. |
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Waiting for SpringA Poem by AskewSpring is on the wayThe trees shake off the lingering chillThe emerging sun is warming my cold bonesSlowly but surelyFire is filling my veinsHeating m.. |
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RedemptionA Poem by AskewI want to be stabbedA knife thrust into my gutOnly once or twice, no need to worryA different kind of penetrationWill it feel different?Hurt more or l.. |
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The OldestA Poem by AskewThere is something about being the oldest child Grandchild Cousin Niece I was the first to bear the weight of expectation The first to be gifted.. |
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It HurtsA Poem by AskewI love easily and deeply I say it all the time to anyone and anything My mom and I end every phone call with, "Okay, love you, bye!" Every time I.. |
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HungerA Poem by AskewI have never been hungrier than I am nowAt 22 I am starved and feralI felt the first pangs of hunger when I was 12Tiny groans in the pit of my stomach.. |
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My Shameful SecretA Poem by AskewDo you want to know a secret? Something I could never tell anyone I know? I want to be loved Desperately and passionately I want someone to hold .. |
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A Father and a DaughterA Poem by AskewHe loves meHe holds me as a child when I am hurtHe accepts me as his own though we don’t share bloodHe hates meHe shuns me as an adult when I ma.. |
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You Turn Me Into GaiaA Poem by AskewI have always been made up of harsh things Broken glass and mirror shards Vodka straight from the bottle and the smell of cigarettes Bloody lips .. |
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Facts and QuestionsA Poem by AskewThings I know: 1. Every cell in our body is replaced every 7 to 10 years. 2. The human brain often copes with sexual trauma by turning it into .. |
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