Young Writers Society

15. editing

burst of vicious, angry, brilliant slurry
scouring every cell, pore and organ
from a white-hot skeleton
spurting between joints
shattering enamel and sucking away marrow
leaving just a ghost of a shape
ready to be painted and pressed and ironed
and worn like a Sunday suit
with a little flower in the lapel
the color of butcher

16. cormorant

little ring
keeps you from biting off too much to chew
but
little fishes
don't fill the void of bigger things missed

17. mutual

you scratch my back
I'll scratch yours
I won't ask what it was that bit you
as long as you don't go looking
for my patch of poison ivy
I don't want to do this alone
claw myself until I'm bleeding
because the blood will dry
and itch more

18. why you don't see zombie ninjas

at first it seemed like a good thing
no pain
more incentive
then my arms fell off
and moaning about brains
equals negative ten stealth

19. saying

smiley face
circle circle dot dot
rat race
drop it like it's hot
lessthanthree
epic win
shooting spree
take it for a spin

20. we

We stand back to back
because we can't see eye to eye.
I'll help you.
I don't have to agree with you.