knives made of paper

if you cut me
with knives made of paper

I will bleed
ink as black as death 

words will pour from my veins
in torrents and streams

never ending
or so it seems

my life is a poem 
my days made of verses 

each second a letter
on the page of this world

if you cut me
with knives made of paper

I will bleed ink blacker than death 

if you cut me
with knives made of paper

it is something 
you're sure to regret.

for if you cut me with knives made of paper
and out spills ink blacker than death 

it will stain your pretty white paper
and that will be the end of it.  

Inkpaw

VT

18 years old

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  • The Boxes In The Corner

    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 

  • Paper Frogs

    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