Submissions by thefuriouspoet

In her lover’s arms
She feels protected and warm
Like a prized possession
Encased and safe
With a heart beat there
To remind her
That he will never leave
Or neglect her
His soft breaths
Against her neck
The slight shifts of his limbs
To pull her closer
Squeeze her tighter
The half asleep kiss
He plants on her shoulder
That tells her
That even in slumber
He can’t stop loving her
How complete she feels
In her lover’s arms
How right the world feels
In her lover’s arms
She steadily...

She is the daughter of the night
Finding solidarity in the shadows
Tracing constellations with her eyes
In the hope they will guide her
To the lost girl inside
She dances in the pale spotlight of the moon
Like a black light
It illuminates her scars
Until she is aglow from head to toe
All her pain etched into her skin
A beautiful testament to an ugly life
She finds freedom in the night
Away from judging eyes
She makes her way to the water
Pirouettes in the glistening reflection of the moon
Arches her back until her...

She dances furiously through realities
Applying new shades of truth to her lips
She digs her fingers into her forehead
Slowly peels away her masks
Only to sew new ones on
And throw the old in the trash
Forever tearing and ripping herself apart
Amputating her ugliest parts
She's losing her breath
Speaking unidentical truths
That lie on the back ridges of her tongue
She longs for the day
Her realities can be
Woven into one
That the seams will vanish
And her identities will melt into one
She closes her eyes
Many...