unadulturated

by heather - Taurus

it smells like gunshot
outside, the air
is sulfuric, like the acid
in my brain.  
it makes perfect sense,
this craziness.
you want to help me
while im destroying my lungs
with each mentholated breath and
not caring not caring not caring
(this dragging pain)
like machete marks limping
down my spine.
and its this honesty
which frees me, this craziness
which makes perfect sense, this 
sulfuric breath, these
acid bones decaying 
inside a flesh tempted and torn 
beside angel's wings and
not feeling not feeling not feeling
(capture me in spite of this mess)
Birth sign: Taurus
Date created: 2001-03-04 11:16:26
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:43:43
Poem ID: 60750

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