I'll ink my story
on my skin
it'll tell of the places
I have been
I'll cry out
I'll scream
with the blackest of ink
to say what I couldn't say
to tell what I mean
I won't write your name
I'll write theirs
(RIP)
it'd be ironic
if I added my own
and a date
for my fate
(ha! one can hope)
I'll design the images myself
based on memories and nightmares
I'll cover myself
in a safety blanket of ink
I'll tell my story with a needle
I'll highlight my scars
you'll ask me what they mean
the words, numbers, lines
but I won't tell
because shh
my story is a secret
I'll tell it with ink
but it'll be just for me
YOU ARE READING
BURN (Wattys2015?)
Poetry"Poetry...is thoughts that breathe and words that burn."--Thomas Gray "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." --Leonard Cohen Poems on the tough stuff in life. Poems on the crazy good stuff in li...
