A bubblegum nose peeks
out of the surrounding unevenly roasted
marshmallow. Not marsh. Not mallow.
Fluffy feathered boa scarf
fur. Folded flap patch pocket
ears, extra sensitive to noise.
Pretending
to see you with eyes like chocolate
coated in fat blooms. A cloudy, insulin-filled
needle pokes and prods at scabs
on the back of her neck every twelve hours.
A mountain range of eczema bumps
scatters down her spine. Belly skin
like deflated balloons from a healthier past.
The clicking keys of a keyboard,
or were they her nails on a slate tile floor?
A tail—still alert—
senses your presence and wiggles.
~JessTheWolf 🐺
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Mixed Feelings: A Collection of Poems
PoetryI'm not real good at poetry, so go easy on me. All poems posted in here are mine, so please don't steal them. You can borrow them if you'd like, just make sure you give me credit. I hope you enjoy these probably awful poems ^~^; The cover is also mi...
