Olivia's Obsession

toniscales

Every morning, she'd navigate 

the sadness, the dark soup 

of her brain.

Mountains of floral bedspreads

and broken disco balls.

 

Still, everything was bare. 

Bone-dry.

A dull tinkling of piano keys

in her stomach.

A flurry of stained-glass windows

and black ballerina flats.

 

A low, rumbling thunder in her ribs.

Too many syllables in the sentences

he gave her.

Too many satin ribbons.

The blue jazz she'd wear like a dress.

 

Somewhere, a red orchid.

A violent flashing on the horizon.

  • Author: toniscales (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 27th, 2026 02:16
  • Category: Surrealist
  • Views: 3
  • In collections: My Work.
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