.Bleach.Seasons.

By K_Love

I suffocate myself in maple stems and swallowed dead grass.
The congestion of cluttered skies makes me cough.
Looking through melting bark and buildings.
I fall into place with the death of a season.


&.






Paralyzed by the sound of rain.
I run my hands along the windowsill.
Wishing I could feel more than cold glass.
Wishing I were more.

Than cold glass.





&.




I feel nothing when I’m stuck between last breaths and stationary hearts.
Beating out a rhythm that no one can comprehend.
I fall against disintegrating buildings.
And I breathe in air that doesn’t satisfy my lungs.

I.

Disassemble.

The mouth cut into tulips.

I.

Bury.

The [lie]lacs cut into pieces.

&.




I choke on a season never meant to be mine.







&.

While you fucked my heart, I always made love to you.

Smothered with your contamination, I bleach my insides at night.

The cords stick out from my ribs. The lace twisted through my spine.

 

The leaves crumble as they fall.

Fall crumbles as it leaves.

 

 




&.

 

Just like the seasons.

 



















 

You always twisted my words.

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Copyright 2009 Kirsten
Published on Tuesday, December 1, 2009.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Queazenart On Wednesday, March 8, 2017, Queazenart (212)By person wrote:

    What a powerful piece. Your images of nature colliding with anatomy is striking. The bitter sadness and the reveal in the fourth cluster of lines (I hesitate to call it a stanza) are painful- but not in the sappy sort of way. It's like a visceral, literal pain. Brilliant piece. Congrats of PotD.

  • A former member wrote: The first stanza really produced a truly unpleasant flavor to the taste buds in my eyes. I don't mean that in a negative way at all either. I found it SO well written, I actually tasted medicine and sickness in my mouth as I read it. The rest was most expertly administered with surgical precision as well. Well done, poet. Congrats on potd.

  • A former member wrote: Congratulations on getting Poem Of The Day! Queen Reb:).

  • A former member wrote: I love ur style of writing. Great imagery. ][][

  • Corinthian On Monday, November 22, 2010, Corinthian (309)By person wrote:

    Dances soft circles across my tongue

  • A Life Without You On Wednesday, July 7, 2010, A Life Without You (146)By person wrote:

    hey excellent write

  • alex herewane On Thursday, May 13, 2010, alex herewane (150)By person wrote:

    I have just become a fan your work is teaching me

  • K_Love On Thursday, December 3, 2009, K_Love (525)By person wrote:

    Thank you everyone :]

  • A former member wrote: You have a really unique and wonderful way with your words. I truly enjoyed this and I thank you for sharing!! =)

  • A former member wrote: You have a way of twisting words into dreams. I've always admired that. Bravo.

  • ashottothetemple On Tuesday, December 1, 2009, ashottothetemple (37)By person wrote:

    this was beautiful k, long time no see and bravo on a breathtaking work

  • A former member wrote: this is gorgeous "fall crumbles as it leaves"... it feels like my lungs are being compressed while reading it.. followed by such a brutal revelation.. your pain is deeply felt.. with the seasons..

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