when my hands
want to destroy
i create
heart screaming
for an end to the pity
the misery
when they are balled into fists
skin peeling from knuckles
raw and raspberry-red
mixed with an unhealthy dash
of sadness and dread
when my palms are sore
and my fingers worn
the words are cradled
and art is born
i kill off
every part of me
that has forgotten empathy
to make space
for a kinder place
i turn my page
into a haven of joy
when the rage
pulses on my tongue
coats my teeth in
bitterness and defeat
holds my voice
so I cannot speak
i hold up the ink
to the microphone
and I am home
and in the flickering lights
inside my mind
i find
there is still time
and in the flickering lights
of myself
i reach for help
when I cannot ask for it
my fingers dance
until I am entranced
and suddenly, I forget
why I was afraid
what a beautiful mess
my hands have made
what a relief
to have a friend in my page
i think I was made
to create.
18:25pm - 30/09/25.