When Glitter Becomes Glass

niallprideaux



Have you ever thrown a fistful of glitter in the air?

Do it,

Watch how light shimmers down to the ground.

Then when you do it,

You just might remember why I’m not around.  

 

Touch it,

Feel it slip like sand between you fingers.

When your next piece comes at the dinner table,

We’ll see how long he lingers.  

  

I have thrown a fistful of glitter in the air.

I heard the sounds of glass shards

cutting my skin bare.  

 

The glitter sticks in drying scars

and turns my muscles to red crystals,

Cleansing the wounds with salt,

And bandage them with Thistles.  

 

I’m telling these tears, saying;

Fall away,

Fall away,

May the last one burn into flame.  

 

Have you ever thrown a fist full of glass in the air?

I have.

And I’ve got scars to prove it.

  • Author: Niall (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 23rd, 2017 01:31
  • Comment from author about the poem: 3rd stanza is a direct reference to Beyonce’s song “Freedom” and poem features a line directly referring to P!nk’s “Glitter In the Air" :-) About my first real relationship - whether it ends good or badly, I personally think you don't walk away unmarked
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  • FredPeyer

    Niall, I like this one a lot. You may have the scars, but you also have the memory and the experience.

    • niallprideaux

      Exactly 🙂 thank you very much



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