Indra's Child : Writing

Rootless

Rootless

A Poem by Indra's Child


ROOTLESSRootlessHow can I stand, when my feet are missing?RuthlessTo wander around finding my bearingsCluelessAs to where I belong in this world,Rootl..
Blood In Your Coffee

Blood In Your Coffee

A Poem by Indra's Child


Blood In Your Coffee
Guilt Trip

Guilt Trip

A Poem by Indra's Child


You've been there,In the back of my mindThat place I avoid like a virusYou've set up shop, and I've ignored itSelf-preservation in the slightestAnd I'..
Ritualistic Drawing

Ritualistic Drawing

A Poem by Indra's Child


I was drawing in class one day,When I was supposed to be listening--to the lies, about how our country was the best.I was sleeping on my desk one day,..
Quantifyably Happy

Quantifyably Happy

A Poem by Indra's Child


Leaving a dividend of terror...
Interstellar Glass

Interstellar Glass

A Poem by Indra's Child


Some depressing s**t.
I don't care enough to craft this a title

I don't care enough to craft this a title

A Poem by Indra's Child


What have I done to my bodyOnce upon a time I had a chanceNow I've got nothing left but these shattered remainsCrushing time and cruising linesMy fear..
Inches

Inches

A Poem by Indra's Child


"You don't have to put up with that waistline," "You need to lose a few off that awful 22." "We have only your best interests in mind, so put that rib..
Too Far Removed

Too Far Removed

A Poem by Indra's Child


DisconnectedWhen you're connectedToo far removedToo far removedNothing is realYou've got yourselfToo far removedToo far removedYou can't sit stillYour..
Everyone Lies

Everyone Lies

A Poem by Indra's Child


Another moment feltIn pain, hormonal joy..A fleeting little voice tells me someone else is here;The ghost of someone long since passed; last week, las..