Not Worth It

little words

A burning sensation in my nose builds
as my eyes start to itch incessantly
forming tiny drops of salt water
coalescing into pools of tears
that burst forth and pour out
flowing down the bridge of my nose
dripping into the cleft above my lip
mixing with the mucus that has escaped,
sliding over my swollen, blistered lips
combining with saliva, turning into drool,
leaking down my chin, onto my shirt,
making a mess, just because you said,
I wasn't worth it.

Reviews

[daemok]

The "mixing with the mucus" had me almost spitting onto the floor. Haha! You really described the imagery well enough to have me grossed out and yet nodding in satisfactory in the end.
I do enjoy the play of words, you weren't shy when it came to throwing "incessantly" or "coalescing" in your writing. Lots of people would have scratched their heads wondering what they meant. *Try putting a small key at the end of your well-worded poems for those who need a dictionary. ^^

[demureminds]

Great imagery and the description in this seems to really evoke emotion. Also excellent way in bridging the rest of the poem to the climatic end.

[That_Girl]

I like this... it's quite short but to the point. The words flow nicely. Sad story though. :/

[Destinyxi]

Very easy to relate to. I like the descriptions you used to describe each emotion, nice write :)