Many Shapes, Lost Sides

by CindyUng

July 27, 2015

My thoughts

Are falling down my throat --

I didn’t want them to tip over.

My voice

Doesn’t sound the same anymore,

The tide of saliva was just too briny.

My jaws

Forgot how to unhinge their teeth,

But I never liked the gaps anyway.

My hands

Wonder why they are holding too much,

There is no room to let go.

Bliss has been kidnapped to the underground.

My chest

Is a slingshot with a taut rubber string --

The thoughts must be weighing it down.

Thank the Cells that it is elastic!

My neck

Urges the thoughts to keep absorbing

As it swallows forgotten bits of me:

My feet, my chin, my kneecaps …

My knuckles, my ribs, my shoulder blades …

They must be numb in the Underworld.

Heavier, and hopefully, brighter

As my skin creases into volcano folds

And earthquake bites --

Yes, I know that sometimes my brain

Can be jaded of blood

And my fibers

May all form a boundary

(They do not know any better) --

Yet my thoughts

Will surely shoot up

And fling back most of me.

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CindyUng

Find me where the heart beats faster and the mind runs clearly. If you turn around, you might catch a glimpse of moonlight: Hold it close and you may hear the whispers of my aches and dreams. Speak softly now, you might scare the strength out of me. You'll never know where my thoughts will go next, just let me be the one driving this journey. Someday I'll return to the stars and sleep in the void, a place where I hope to find colors I've never seen before. And when I master the art of painting into the galaxies of pain and recovery, I will discover the truth in me. I will be free, I will be free. Let the constellations tattoo the spaces of my body. ***If you ever want me to check out your poetry, feel free to let me know!***

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