She's got collarbones set to be broken.

Set to the side of her little neck,

looking up at her hunched shoulders,

they feed.

Feasting on her skin,

dark hollows under their shelter.

"Feed."

They whisper in her head,

they need to be deeper.

The longer they beg,

the more skin she sacrifices.

"Feed us,

Don't you love us?

If you loved us,

You would let us feed.

We're getting bigger,

you can't have that.

Now can you?"

No,

they can't grow.

What a bad mother,

allowing them to do so.

I'm sorry,

my dear children,

She whispers.

For she has been feeding as well,

allowing her scale to stare at her,

following her with disgust.

Now all her children are anguished,

growing and starving.

"We musn't grow!"

They shout,

"For mama has done so much for us."

Against their will they rise,

filling out the dents in her skin.

While she cries over them,

damning them to hell.

"Feed,

we must be smaller."

Dents between the ribs.

gaps between the thighs.

Twigs for arms;

sticks for legs.

And hollows beneath her collarbone.

Bones weigh too much,

crush them under your skin.

Spit them out,

and devour them again.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[the in between]

This was easy for me to read and I didn't want to stop even though it was sort of grotesque. Feeding off of someone and growing bigger idk it just left my stomach churning. Great write! :)

[Inyourshadow]

Scarey how the bones through skin demand so to be covered up, starving oneself in order to be thin is not an action to be admired but to be avoided, momma should listen to her children and feed, the skeletal imagery is dark and impressive showing her self abuse in all it's gory glory. You pen I hope from nothing more than imagination. Keep em' coming

[GraveAngel]

Nice imagery. My only advice would be to use more adjectives in certain places and don't be scared to make it longer :)

[Eric Cox]

Wow! Definitely a horror piece. Done so well to bring a bit of a chill.

[Sweet Emotions]

This is so dark and creepy. I like it!! I like how you portrayed the conflicting emotions she clearly feels, and the fight to resist. And I love the title. It should be a title to a scremo song or something!! This is cool.

[d]

you make mine so much more intense. and i just don't know if i should "like" this the way i do. there are so many questions that could be...

[Kyla H]

Hmm, this had me thinking. I can clearly tell this is about resistance and such, your portrayed an agonizing feeling well!

[Corrupthoughts]

Very interesting. Very eerie and dark. At the first "Feed" I am thinking vampires, by the second, I am thinking maggots, kittens, something that births a significant amount. By the third, I am simply stumped, and somewhat reminded of a creature called the "Brood Mother" from the video game Dragons Age: Origins.

Still, over all, this caught my curiosity so much I had to read it twice. What, my dear, on earth are you talking about? I must know. Your final three stanza are just cherry, very dark and filled with imagery. Great write.

[Veronica Chandler]

Haunting and intense piece, emotions raw and images very vivid. This piece seems written from a deep place and that always makes for good poetry.

[Lily Mae]

The inner voice we all have takes over from time to time.. I can relate to this poem and know these feelings well. You have expressed your thoughts perfectly here..x