Heat Drips, Like Fire Across the Skin
I plucked the words, fresh and clean
To taste, with the tip of my tongue
Fresh fruit, a strawberry
A slice of citrus, orange strong
Texture smooth, thick cream
Sensual
Lip to warm soft lip
I kiss them into him
Saccharine turns to ash
Chalky, dry
A parched desert
Of powdered milk
I taste,
Charcoal
Grit, gravel
Burnt flesh
Sour
Welling, behind the eyes
Spilt,
A thick membrane, a breathe hitch
I tried, I tried, I tried
Failure, dense thick, with thorns
Entangled
The words were there
They were the wrong ones
I overflow, excess
I’m too much
Overbearing
The ratchet clicks and climbs, higher
The noose, tighter
Tiptoes, I reach
I want so much. I want so much.
Expectations, I wanted to touch
The rough words, I wanted them to seduce
A lure of blinding colors
I failed
As I said, here I stand, naked
Warm hand to bare chest
Honest as a heartbeat
Steady
Feel me. Feel me.
Inhale me
Connect me
With heavy fingers
I scrawl and twitch
Each word, it rises
Inside my throat
A phoenix
To speak
Inhale
Heart pulls, slowing
A stutter
Stop
Life ebbs
Flowing out, away from the shore
I’ve been dredged
Until nothing remains
My eyelids flutter, tremble, then close
Heat drips, like fire across the skin
Gasoline rainbows, lit
On pale cheeks
But said it could not be….
I can’t do this
I am a failure
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I just finished reading your book and I absolutely loved it. I am also going to get my good friend to read it since she (as well as I) struggles with anxiety. I am officially a fan! Please find me on Facebook if you have one 🙂
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Thank you! I will definitely look you up on FB for sure! If you ever want to commiserate on your struggles, hit me up through email too anytime! victoriaangst@gmail.com
I’m glad you found my book and it spoke to you! That’s my goal, to let people know they are not alone and to have a voice for us! To tell those who don’t understand…this is what our lives feel like!
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