a
stretched
canvas
i lie before u
free this
tortured soul that hides
within me
ochre
umber
verdigris
stroke the meaning
of my silence
across this
empty space
i scream
i bleed
i teem with
sickness
this
stinking richness
destroys me
a sullen salve
of
forget-me-nots
poisons me
&
sends to rot
my most beautiful
memories
grind
ure
palette
anew
glistening minerals
laid out for u
pulverize
this
melancholy
that
swallows me
in
hopeless blackness
suffering
in
velvet darkness
when u go
away

COME

dress
this
gorgeous
sadness
open this gift
tear
at my seams
free me
as an oyster
releases its
pearl
see me
deep inside
a scared little
girl
afraid
it’s
written
all over
her face
a
love
letter
written in sighs
for ure eyes
only
i
shimmer
in sparkling
disaster
a muse
awaiting the hand
of a loving
master
to
sculpt
her
joyful
again