Submissions by coralluna
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I've written poetry all my life as a way to get out my emotions, but hit a wall and stopped for five years. I'm now finding my voice on paper/keys again, re-learning how to connect with people in verse.
DARK POEM
Published
23rd Feb 2015 11:02pm
23rd Feb 2015 11:02pm
Into the Flesh
She sobs...
Staring at the mirror with eyeliner running,
she wonders what she has become.
Who is this monster?
She can't even recognize herself anymore.
Screaming, she slams her fists into the glass.
A thousand shattered pieces,
A fractured image.
Shakily, she fumbles for a shard
and meets a single moment of hesitation as she clumsily fingers it,
and ponders her fate.
Muffled sniffling...
She closes her eyes, letting the pain slide
over the surface of her cheeks.
She sinks her teeth into her bottom lip as she
buries the piece into...
Staring at the mirror with eyeliner running,
she wonders what she has become.
Who is this monster?
She can't even recognize herself anymore.
Screaming, she slams her fists into the glass.
A thousand shattered pieces,
A fractured image.
Shakily, she fumbles for a shard
and meets a single moment of hesitation as she clumsily fingers it,
and ponders her fate.
Muffled sniffling...
She closes her eyes, letting the pain slide
over the surface of her cheeks.
She sinks her teeth into her bottom lip as she
buries the piece into...
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DU Poetry : Submissions by coralluna
