brain and heart stroke against each other
a rough friction of immiscible layers
grip and rooting into my affliction
i dreaded the first as a orange leaf fell into
my lap
its sharp blinding colors twirled between
my fingers in flaming hot mockery
i paled in comparison to the beauty that
surrounded me
my whole world was ablaze in a single never ending burn of amber
and still, i bled in black & white
the seventh day was fleeting
and the uproar was merely a gust of wind
upsetting a pile of leaves next to my feet
it wasn’t until the fifteenth when the blaze
shrunk to a single candle lit flame
that i felt old wounds tearing away at the
flesh on my arms
dragging my limp mind into the twentieth
i met my own shadow for the first time
it was brighter than the leaves in the fall
and uncurled my fists from tight balls
by the thirtieth i know i’ll be out of air
hope would have already poisoned my
thoughts that dwell
they told me i can try, but there’s no
crawling out of a place like hell
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“Brain and heart stroking against one another” !!!!!! Wow you killed me and brought me back to life to hear more in that first line ! I had to stop and comment before I could even finish lol I know I will love the rest as well. Keep the heat coming your appreciated
Thank you so much for the feedback!! You’ve made my day
wonderfully immersive imagery, and overall just so well written..
(forgive my limited IQ, but are the numbers a gauge of age progression?)
thanks for sharing
Thank you so much! Also, the numbers represent a specific day in October (: I’m very close to touching my twenties tho lol
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