fire


The leaves fell as she cried
blanketing her in the colors of fire
letting her past slip away, She rose
like embers reignited 
she found herself with a new purpose 
with a flame of pure determination 
and a burning desire to live
she stood 
letting what was left of her innocence go
she blazed brighter than she had before
 within all her fire
sat her heart 
no longer would it be caged by her emotions 
forced to bow down to her sadness 
It reveled in it's freedom 
as did she 
together they had been tame hearth fires 
now they were a wild untamable inferno 
a force to be reckoned with 
and they adored every minute of it.

 

Inkpaw

VT

18 years old

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    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

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    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker