(Video of me reading this poem can be found on my YouTube channel.) where were you? the night the city erupted in flames & we practiced bein’ dead wearin’ cuffs engraved with our names & our placards read “justice now for blank” we gotta reuse ‘em in the mornin’...
my power intensely invigorated selectively demonstrated is born of my pain
should have seen it coming should have read the signs but my powers of precognition only tell me lies the stars are charted wrong planets misaligned my deck is short a card and my bones keep cryin’ they’ve been broken and mishandled scattered all around my potion’s boiled over...
driven down a path of self-destruction backed into a corner of despair breathing not alive just simply moving going through the motions and trying not to care
peace and hearts and darkness of souls fill the lines that i see watch and pray is what the elders say don’t get involved it’s not about you i’m a puppet hanging by its strings
“That’s ridiculous!” I snap. “You’re a Child of The Blood? That’s impossible!” “And why is that?” Jackie asks me, eyes narrowing dangerously. She folds her strong arms and taps her long nails against a solid bicep. “Because,” I speak slowly, “of two things. The curse, or power, if you...
“That’s-that’s not true,” Xia croaked. She shook her head from side to side. “That can’t be true.” She stole a glance at her grandmother, and was dismayed to see a furious expression marring the old woman’s face. “You dare speak of this?” Marianna thundered. The Child only chuckled. “Grandmother?”...
“Granddaughter?” Rei blurted from her position on the floor. She rose and placed her hands on her hips. “What is this nonsense? Old Woman! What are you saying?” She stepped closer to the raised platform, frowning. “Not now, Rei,” Marianna snapped. “Why not now? Have you betrayed us, Old...
Xia felt her back stiffen, and the crackling lighter faded from her fingertips. She trembled violently, and swayed where she stood. The Other was here, in this room? The Child smirked. “Marianna Iskandra. You have found us, I see, you have found us. But there is nothing that you...
The Child was not a child, yet she was. She was also an old woman; a large, black creature with leathery wings; a horned serpent, a young woman with a large, pregnant belly; and a feathered being surrounded by blinding light. In the midst of all of these flickering...
Xia awoke when the moon rose. Though she was unaware of it, as she could not see its light, she felt the silvery goodness send cool, soothing waves of refreshment through her feverish body. She lifted an arm, intending to sweep the remnants of sleep away from her eyes...
Several things happened at once. As the blazing light around her died down to a soft glow, Xia became aware of an oily, smoky smell assaulting her nose. Her eyes swept the area in front of her, seeking the source of the foul odor. A soft crunch turned her...
wish wish there was a staircase to the sky made of clouds and roses wish that i could fly and my wings would carry me high wish that all the wars would end wish that cancer would get cancer and die wish that i could turn my teardrops into...
“Get down!” Rei shouted to Uno as she flung herself to the ground in front of him. She quickly raised the biggest shield she was capable of holding, and felt an immediate drop in her energy level. Grinding her teeth together, she forced a split in her mind, half...
powerful poem i wanted to write apowerful poemi wanted to write apiece that would expressmy disgust and mistrustof society and its puppetsI wanted to arrangemy thoughtsin such a waythat they would conveymy sense of painof well-beingmy fear of completeand irreversible insanityi wanted to write apowerful poemone that would proclaimmy...
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