Thursday, September 17, 2015

Angel with a Dirty Mouth

"You are terrifying and strange and beautiful, someone not everyone knows how to love." Warsan Shire:

She's an angel with a dirty mouth
A saint who plays with darkness
Her soul is made of night and stardust
And her eyes reflect the moon

Her heart beats a broken rhythm
As she dances on her bleeding feet
She sings a bittersweet melody
And plays a warbling tune

Her lips are cracked and taste of salt and wine
Her eyes are dark with memories and bright with dreams
Her hands are dirty as they hold her bruised and battered heart
And her mouth spins wild tales of her wanderings

She prefers roses with thorns
She likes her coffee dark
She picks old books over new ones
And she always chooses the chipped cup

She loves thunderstorms:
the wind tangling her hair
the rain soaking her clothes
and the lightning and thunder breaking open the sky

She doesn't seek perfection
She doesn't feel the constant need to smile
She embraces her flaws and messiness
And appreciates her tears

She dances with her demons
She flirts with her fears
She treasures all her broken pieces
And she isn't afraid of the dark

She is a rebel with new found independence
She is a dreamer who now dreams of rain
She is a wanderer who is trying a new path
She is a girl working to find herself in a crazy world.

Monday, September 14, 2015

Elinor's Heart

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A long, rocky beach
As lonely
As stormy
As her battered heart

Words she cannot say
Beating
Beating
Constantly as the waves
Wearing at her soul

Shattered heart
Forced still to beat
Broken by her troubles
Burdened with secrets not her own
Crushed by the sorrows of others

Holding back tears
Biting back words
Blinking
Lips pressed
Swallowing it all

Waves pull at her
Swallow her
Dragging her beneath
Into the cold and dark

She grips the stone wall behind her
Seeking something solid
Something stable
Something strong

She closes her eyes
A tear
Sparkling
Trembles on her lash

Breathe in
Her chest rises
Breathe out
Her chest falls

She bows her head
Her fingers curl
A fist
Thud!
She hits the wall

Her head comes up
Breathe
Breathe

She opens her stinging fist
Stretching her fingers
And then she feels it
Thump-thump...thump-thump
Not the pounding waves
But her bruised heart...

And through her tears
Her mouth curves
So
 So
  So 
Slightly

And she smiles
with salt on her lips