A RELIC OF GROWTH
The pain from my womb Reminds me that there are things Bigger than my love for you. Though now I understand it was one-sided
By LIFE MAZI5 years ago in Poets
(I'm working on publishing a poetry collection with a whole bunch of new poems so I haven't uploaded anything on here for a while. In the meantime, my little brother wanted to try and write a poem with me and this is what we came up with LOL.)
Viewing myself as broken pieces shattered on the ground This past year I have had to pick each piece And glue it back together.
The universe is always on our side. Even though she forces us to go through ups and downs Crying and shouting Until we feel calmer inside.
Liquid foundation I spread it across my face for a more solid mask To hide the foundations and bonds of my past In an attempt to remold the future.
The words LITTLE BLACK SANDALS Are sewn into my cells. They bubble and froth within my blood And as a result Tears steam from my eyes
By LIFE MAZI6 years ago in Poets
"A man comes into my life and you have to compromise? For what? For what? For what? A relationship is a relationship that has to be earned,
This is all trash All fake. I've said it before, But this perception of life is much too like Snakes. People come up on you and present you with a smile
Prayer I glued my eyelids together this evening And though the creases looked stressed My third eye ironed out as I breathed in.
A circle of half-familiar faces lay around me like a sky of blankets on a cold day. My hands talk alongside my mouth as my eyes jitter within my head -
(Foreword: These passages brew from moments where I wake during the night when my soul feels like it's been torn apart and nailed to the inside of a hot oven. They're raw and haven't been re-drafted and may not make sense but here are three from last night. More of these may be written and published in the future).
There's a sweet itch brewing inside you, One that tickles all the way From your gut to your lips. It starts off as a low rumble