Aftermath
submitted by Rene' DanielleTreece
Aftermath
Bloodbath
i want to wake up a butterfly
and rise on up from this
flesh and bones
as free as i was when
my eyes
were closed
towards
you i wander
from place to place
side step alley way space to space
truing
flying
to fill in these spots
of rain
Liken to silk just a few shades
dark
i daydream of this body
a corpse
decorated with my blood
and my tears
Blue like my pupil
who never learns
hands lay on my back
in empty rooms
my guardian angels are breaking
from the architecture
in the city
coming down to crown me foolish
one
more
time
i dance against traffic
right foot
let foot
Holding myself together at
the limbs
climb on out
swing on out
this carnival sacrifice
such loving violence
we draw masterpieces with these inks
then leave them covered
hidden under beds
in cobwebbed attics where the lights don't turn on
think me foolish
i sure so
for turning these circles
in front of all you disgusting men
repulsing me at the wrists
i've had every intention of standing strong
and the along comes ego
dressed up like a lover of mine
swallow me whole
i'm that warm spot in the back
of it's little green neck
take the blame
burn up the nights
i crawled in cocoons too shallow
you can pretend you've never known this sting
that i've cracked
crumbled
or maybe just confused
maybe you just can't remember
or my body was made with a
different set of spades
Trump my love with the Jack of laughter
that turns my intensity
into bittersweet
action
If sleep could last for centuries
and you would all quit
stuffing my soul back into my flesh
my eyes would dry
and like a butterfly
i
would
fly
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