Poems from Experience Tranquility
I hear the words you say
But I struggle to understand
I must be different
Weird
Because my brain cannot follow this logic
But I can...
Fear
That is what I feel
Broken glass lining the streets like my own glittering tears
Catcalls behind me
Footsteps follow
Go away I...
Pluck out my hair
Tear my nails
Peel back my skin
Dissect my muscles
Drain out my blood
Every drop
Pick apart my stringy fat...
I am a poet
Ink, rather than blood
Runs through my veins
My heart
Is a typewriter
I hide pens around my apartment
Along with paper...
I go to war
Behind the keys of a message board
Crack my knuckles
Stretch my fingers
I am prepared
My hands click letters
At a rapid...