i woke from this terrible dream
of your fury (you wanted to strangle me, and i mean really)
and you'd said that you were over it
-- quickly (to be honest)
but you drink like you're not
and i wonder if you're hurting, really.my thighs are milky white
as the seasons turn; i am turning in circles
like those three near perfect
spots on my wrist (dove ho spento quel fumo, certo)
that holy trinity was adrenaline
because i still love the thrill
and the ashes and the blackened derma.i put lipstick on (because i really mean it)
and where do those things begin?
my sister and i pinching each other's skin
to see who could take it longest,
(she always won but i win now really.)jumping from the swings,
teeth in the bath, red on white
and the ribbons in our hair,
i am seething scarlet, sweet cherries and wine
(but i just loved the colours)(13/10/2017)
YOU ARE READING
THE OCEAN
Poetry'In the old days at home the Neverland had always begun to look a little dark and threatening by bedtime. Then unexplored patches arose in it and spread, black shadows moved about in them, the roar of the beasts of prey was quite different now, and...