sea lily : Writing

lately

lately

A Poem by sea lily


i lost it allin early september.and ruined the last memoryunderneaththe trees.groping on the sodden leaves.saving usfrom the police.(who weren't the f..
things i learned from you

things i learned from you

A Poem by sea lily


firstly;kindness is not weakness.loving is not weakness.i know nowcouples create their own worldswith names and languagestraditions and rulesand i am ..
hands

hands

A Poem by sea lily


my handswere not meant for holding.but spillingand scaldingscraping hair back from my heated forehead.nocaressingor delicately hoveringover your back...
spiderbites

spiderbites

A Poem by sea lily


i don't regret,you at my neckand the spiderbites you leftlike at the base of my wrista bruised peachof lipstickand last night's kiss.
the fear

the fear

A Poem by sea lily


you are drunk,and i am home.blanketedin man-sized sweatshirtsand grey undergarmentsthat clingto my flesh.(threaten me,with all of thisyour head on my ..
you are going to leave me

you are going to leave me

A Poem by sea lily


we woke, and i was in no hurryto pull on the tights with the gaping ladder and escape. your arms were like prisons, willing. i checked myself in to th..
you left marks on my neck

you left marks on my neck

A Poem by sea lily


you left marks on my neckand disappeared again.don't let me washi want to existin these clothes,rumpled and lived-inwant to feel your skinand smell yo..
princesses and w****s

princesses and w****s

A Poem by sea lily


mother says,act like a princessand get treated like a queen.a girl who doesn't sleepin the arms of a manbut can feel the mattress pea.act like a whore..
love me, back

love me, back

A Poem by sea lily


love me backand they won't ever find me againin the houses of my friendsor the clubsdown my the riverlending my lipsto him, her, or any otherlove me b..
better

better

A Poem by sea lily


two curved seats. and the darkness of your street. your eyes met mine, and we jolted. well, i did. i told you that you scared me, and you kissed me ..