PULP PLEASEA Poem by Emmy J.M. PowellYOU DIED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I CAN STILL HEAR YOUR MONOTONE FOOTSTEPS STOPPING IN FRONT OF ME TO ASK ME IF I WANT ORANGE JUICE WITH PULP AND I CAN STILL FEEL THE TEXTURE OF YOUR FRECKLED WAXY SKIN AS YOU LAID DEAD ON YOUR SWEAT-SOAKED MATTRESS AND WHENEVER THE ROOM IS QUIET I CAN HEAR THE RESIDUAL ECHO OF YOUR LABORED MOANING WHENEVER THE DOCTOR WOULD HASTILY TIE THE CATHETER TOO TIGHT TO YOUR LEG AND I CAN STILL TASTE THE ACHE ON MY TONGUE WHEN I WATCHED THE FUNERAL HOME LOAD YOUR BODY BAG INTO THE BACK OF THEIR HEARSE AND I AM STILL EXPERIENCING ALL OF THIS LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY AND I'M CONSTANTLY WONDERING IF I'M PSYCHOTIC OR JUST MASOCHISTIC
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Added on September 24, 2014 Last Updated on September 24, 2014 AuthorEmmy J.M. PowellAbout22 year old hag with frequent mental collapse, a mineral collection, and an addiction to reptiles “And I asked myself about the present: how wide it was, how deep it was, how much was mine to.. more..Writing
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