Tag: prose poetry
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The Fool
Take a tune that starts with ‘C,’ technically in the middle but still just beginning. Roll it around in a couple of flats and repeat. Over and over, the same melody. Take a path that is familiar. Walk the same trodden dirt and the same cobbled streets. Have a coffee at exactly nine and another ... -
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Narcissus
Content Warning: Self-harm, mental health I love you. You know exactly how much. I love the skin you roll between your fingers and the dips you wish you could cut away. I love the bruises you trace when you find them. I love the scars you collected, even the ones you gave yourself. I know ... -
Poppies
You’re beautiful. You smell fragrant. Every part of you is poisonous. Just one touch and your venom slowly spreads- affecting the mind, making them see you your way. Your seed produces beautiful offspring- beguiling, but hidden deep within the stems are thorns waiting to strike. Though young, your poisons ...