poison&kerosene
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PortraitA Poem by poison&keroseneMy despondency is painted on my soulEach stroke thickening acrylic dysphoriaUntil the portrait is muddy and cracked |
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The Great KnownA Poem by poison&keroseneI arduously cage the sorrow burning through my chestStarve the flames before they expel from my mouthBefore I can tell you how I feelMy own special ki.. |
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You Are My LandscapeA Poem by poison&keroseneI have lived in a state so small that it's 1,214 square miles coiled around me until I was blueI have tripped over these potholes everyday and these d.. |
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Always an Arms Length AwayA Poem by poison&keroseneThe doorbell still rings in my earsMy knuckles still raw from knockingI wait here solemnly outside your doorPraying you grant me accessYour heart rema.. |
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Prozac and Cough MedicineA Poem by poison&keroseneThere is no suburban prince coming to save meThis is no John Green fairy tale bullshit.I am not a beautifully broken enigma.My alarm will ring at 7 a... |
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What They Fail to MentionA Poem by poison&keroseneThey didn't tell me that my eyes would burnor that my hands would shake nervouslyand that I'd be cold on a hot summer daybecause sleep evades me. They.. |
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Equal PartsA Poem by poison&keroseneI am ten years oldI am skipping mealsLying to my parentsI have not a cluewhat "anorexia" isI am thirteen years oldI am dressed in blackeveryday is my .. |
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Tales of a Disrespected WaitressA Poem by poison&keroseneI may be smalland my words are fewbut what makes meless than you?I make minimum wageMy Sundays are freeI have yet to earna college degreeI was taught .. |
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I Thought WrongA Poem by poison&keroseneThe white walls I had torn downErect themselves once moreand I thought I was okay.Now they tower over mydisappointed head and rainall of my progress a.. |
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The DownsideA Poem by poison&keroseneFor three years I did not seeshut myself off completelyfrom the world around meI was deaf to their pleasbegging me to leaveScreaming " He will kill yo.. |
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