amelie

I died all over again and woke up to the same scream Andy steps on the leg of a barbie doll and collapses “This cannot be what God intended” poor ...

i bet you wish you were pretty like me pretty like me with my hands folded my hands folded over my knee folded over my knee, i bet you wish ...

when i tell people you’re my baby i wish they knew how bad i mean it i’d walk through hell if it meant i could hold your hand the whole ...

it’s not the glare from the sun, you’re standing close enough so i can see i want this to be something, but it’s nothing. it’s a phosphorescent, cutthroat gouging of ...

i should’ve dropped the ball that heavy, crashing weight no longer atop these emaciated shoulders; skinless. no, boneless like a threadbaren jacket of genuine leather and busted up baby bones ...

Congrats @Lavvie! Beautiful work coming from you this year.

beautiful body that burns (formatting may be goofed again- don’t have access to a PC atm) The gates of hell rise and fall Flickering nebular glow just beneath the surface ...

Insecticide The black and white, burning edges of my face separate like stacks of paper in a backyard bonfire. Quick flame that diminishes, ash that flakes away and a gust ...

mild language warning Sydney the dead dog We bury the family dog in the backyard, Pushing daisies six weeks later; An agricultural opportunist from six feet under. I put it ...

Jealous love: 4.15.20 - 4.15.20 It’s almost summer now, I miss you. I started making out with the shower wall Something sturdy and white And predictable. I vowed never to ...

Boys - 4.14.20 the boy outside my window is begging, begging to be let in. his knuckles are white as he clings tightly to the edge, feet dangling three feet ...

Bug juice - 4.13.20 Jars of acid and pig parts Line the screened-in patio walls and Wooden window sills, collecting dust And dirt like it's a chore. A bloated heart ...

Aces - 4.12.20 we are women of class; women of culture with cigarettes held index and middle finger power stance, like in the movies up against the wall. this is ...

Benadryl birthday boy/my balls itch - 4.11.20 i can’t sleep. you don’t care. you’re half a world away. this is what it takes to be a man. i’m laying in ...

Shedding a layer before i unwind - 4.10.20 the broken doors creak and moan as i pass through, swinging my fists from left to right. there’s a religiousness about the ...