ribs

you've only seen my skin

but there is so much more underneath

you've never seen

the ribs that lie beneath

the vines that wrap around my spinal cord

to the butterflies in-between

the heart that beats for you

to the twenty-four ribs that you've never seen

i cannot express the way my ribs hurt

when you make me laugh so badly

and you have yet to see the saltwater in my eyes

when you hurt me so badly

the ribs help structure my organs

but you structure my mind

not exactly my brain

but the feelings that float around inside

-megan rivera

Reviews

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

Emotional write is written in such a beautifully poetic way. This poem explains that there's more than what meets the eye so in-depthly. I enjoyed the read. tyfs