Down
Down
Down
The Darkness
Envelopes me
One soul.
Trapped.
Falling.
Down
Down
Down
A bottomless hole
Made of darkness
So much darkness
Seeping in.
Filling a mouth
Opened in a
Silent Scream.
Silence.
Falling silently.
Slowly.
Falling
Slowly
Reaching.
Reaching for
Cold,
Unfeeling
Hands.
So cold.
It is
so cold
Melting in ice.
Dripping down.
Down
Down.
Grabbing the air.
Cold air.
Tearing
Young skin untouched by sunlight
Soft and fragile but somehow inviting.
She didn’t ask for this, she didn’t ask for it
But you made your way into her bed
Under the cover of the mid day sun
Where an empty house meant no chance of getting caught
Where a plea or a scream only landed on the deaf ears that inflicted the pain.
too small to provide any protection, her hands shook
Hands too big and rough to mean anything other than hurt
A father figure showing a little girl what it means to be a woman
Showing her how the world of the grown ups worked
Showing her that her body is the only thing anyone could ever want
But who wants somet
She's at a crossroad again.
If she recalled correctly, then this was the fourth time in her entire life. She tentatively places a foot forward, on to the cool glass. Decisions were never my strong point, she thinks. Knowing that this could take anywhere between an hour to a few days, she takes off the bulky coat, spreading it out before taking a seat in the middle of the cross-section. There weren't going to be any passers-by after all.
Wait. I've...I've never looked back.
The thought crosses her mind for less than a second, but it clutches onto the messy vines inside her head and before she can stop herself, she's turning her head around
i first noticed you
when
my computer had
fallen asleep
(maybe my new headphones
had played it a simple
melody)
my playlist
whimpering to the song
i listened to
when i first noticed
the green tracing
your gold-flecked
eyes
(oh, please, play the cello,
i'm becoming comatose)
when i was five,
your legs were smooth
(razorblades can shave, too)
and i should've noticed
the harbor your words
resided in.
and mama,
you weren't one of those
shadows
underneath my pink
and plaid
curtains
i wasn't ashamed of
you.
and father,
i know why you'd yell,
only because
ordinance radiates
from
worry.
and when i'd trace
the
Double Prejudice by unicorn-skydancer08, literature
Literature
Double Prejudice
This is a story that will most likely ruffle a few feathers, but it's one I feel must be told, for my heart's sake if nothing else. Before we delve into this, I advise you in advance to read this thoroughly, from the beginning to the end, before you pass any form of judgment.
When I was little, I used to think the word "gay" only stood for "joy" or "lightheartedness." Then, of course, as I got older, when the window of innocence was shattered, it took on an entirely new meaning. You're probably thinking this is one of those "coming out of the closet" stories, but quite the opposite is true.
I am not gay.
Loving someone of the same gender n
Sometimes I wonder while squishing an ant
If maybe I just killed the insect Rembrandt.
Or maybe a Mozart or Gandhi or Bell--
If he was special, how could I tell?
What if, in my moment of deepest frustration,
I wrecked the future of bug civilization?
What if every one of those spiders I've killed
Caused the words of a prophet to remain unfulfilled?
Or those beetles I drowned in the asparagus bed--
Who cares for the family when the parents are dead?
But then a mosquito leaves an itchy red welt,
And I'm no longer sorry for the death that I've dealt.
Oh bra, dear bra,
such close friends we are.
Never straying by my side,
never going far.
But bra, dear bra,
I must confess it this day:
At times you can be painful,
and my skin tends to flay.
Oh bra, dear bra,
why must you be so conflicting?
Meant to hold up females modestly,
yet force us into awkward itching.
So bra, dear bra,
I am afraid I must ask:
For being such a wondrous garment,
why must you be such an ass?
Oh bra, dear bra,
so tenacious around our chests.
Would it kill your rigid fabric
to alleviate our suffering breasts?
Yes bra, dear bra,
I mean my words today.
Kindly stop your aches and pains
or a dirty game I'll be forced t
In the end there is an instant,
Between alive and dead
An instant that you travel alone,
No-one else, with you, can tread
It is a moment of fear,
When all that is becomes clear...
An instant of pain!
An instant of shame!
An instant before you depart this world,
And only a body remains...
Because, in the end,
In the end we die alone, we die alone
In the end,
In the end we are on our own, we are on our own
In the end,
The answers you've sought, all are shown
We are all dying!
Everyday we are alive
And in the end there is an instant,
Right before eternal night
In the end who you are doesn't matter,
What you've done is all that does
All your pa
You don't seem to know,
Just what you've done
You looked me in the eyes,
And said I am not the one...
For you...
All the promises are broken,
Every one was false, it seems
And I just want,
You outta my face,
As I begin to scream...
My fractured heart just can't take this,
It doesn't love you anymore
It has wasted all of this time,
And now it doesn't know what for
My fractured heart doesn't want the reasons,
For all of this that you do
Because my fractured heart,
It just doesn't...love you
You don't seem to care,
About my look of shocked surprise,
The liquid pain upon my face,
As "love" turns to "despise"
You just want to run away,
Leave m
I Wish I Could Tell You by Milk-and-Pie, literature
Literature
I Wish I Could Tell You
I wish I could tell you your lips taste like fairy tale, of roses in Beauty and the Beast and apples of Snow White. I wish you know how beautiful you look when your spine curves into a perfect arch as your eyes turn rosy as though you rupture the cracks in the daylight.
I wish I could tell you when the wind blows in your fragrant breeze, I'm drunk in your lilac and grass stain scent. And how the wild flowers peek through your silhouette as you doze off on the bed of dandelions, they whimsically splash palettes of rainbows onto your crescent moon smile, and you are the reason I'm out of breath.
How I wish I could tell you that you poison my