I WANT TO LEAVE;
I brush my teeth & spit
sawdust on marble floors
ash coating the slick bones of
a body that refuses to stop contracting;
I’M TIRED OF SHRINKING;
Emptying water into the sink
clutching the door knob
clutching the steel rod
clutching the –
BUT THE PHONE IS RINGING;
Blood tastes like rust –
the color of failure dripping
on my fingers & down the drain
THE PHONE IS STILL RINGING;
Collapse (like the fall of an empire)
there is a monster in my ribcage
(she’s held her breath for far too long)
hammers a nail into my forehead
(snarling for freedom)
the ground shifts beneath my feet
THIS IS METAMORPHOSIS;
Dragging my body through
the dirt coating the sides of the
bathtub, leaving fingerprints on the
white walls, air sucked from my lungs
THE PHONE IS STILL RINGING;
A SCREAM builds in my chest
LEAVE ME ALONE;
CAN’T YOU SEE I’M BUSY?
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I LOVE THIS!! You should write more ❤️
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Thanks! 😀 I guess I’ll be sharing more poems this month then!
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Oh, goodness! This is ridiculously love *heart eyes* I absolutely LOVE the imagery, and I think my favourite line would have to be “there is a monster in my ribcage”. I love ribcages (which sounds weird but just roll with it XD), and it just sounds really quite lovely and sad all at the same time.
I also love how you’ve broken up the paragraphs and used spacing and caps. This was so lovely to read, dear! ❤
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*ridiculously LOVELY (because apparently I cannot leave a comment without a typo in it, haha!)
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Thanks for the clarification haha ❤
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Oh my gosh I’m so glad you like it! I love ribcages too (and I’ve had to keep checking subsequent poems for that word because it seems I like it a little too much :P). Metamorphosis was actually one of those poems born during an hour on a rainy day, spent experimenting and attempting to be creative. Thank you for stopping by, Chiara! 🙂
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this is gorgeous.
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thank you.
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