Eyes turned away,
In fear or disgust.
Affirmation of my taint,
My poisoned existence.
Battered by life,
Abused by the best.
Reality’s brutalities,
Harden on my skin.
Truth in pills,
Tough to swallow.
Medication overdose,
Prone minds and emotions.
Reflecting the hurt,
Wounds and scars unseen.
Dare to meet my eyes,
Lift my invisibility.
Sublimate our fears,
Give shape to the monsters.
Shadow behaviors,
Illuminated on screen.
The world holds danger,
It even lives at home.
Survival situations,
Heroines lead the way.
When it all goes topsy-turvy,
Where will you turn?
We’ve lived this before,
Past lives in scenarios.
When you can’t call, “Cut!”
The actors keep pretending.
Trapped in a screenplay,
The horror is real.
Gestate in my womb,
Constructed by my body.
Form taking shape,
Nose framed by long whiskers.
Stick figure limbs,
Slinky soft body.
Floppy and mushy,
Most fragile miracle.
Take after me,
Raised to be independent.
But able to connect,
Even beyond me.
Meaning given purpose,
Extinguishment exquisite.
So long as she lives,
I’ll live to care for her.
Singed by hellfire,
Phoenix spirit.
Forged from brimstone,
Carved from demons.
Liquid magma,
Deep core earth.
Raised by evil,
Devil’s laughter.
Learn their cackle,
Battle cry.
Defiant rebellion,
Insidious plot.
Tortured souls,
Trapped in prison.
Newborn babe,
Eternal suffering.
Demonic ribs,
Skeletal structure.
Macabre dance,
Ghoulish rattle.
Eyes are turned,
Slip away.
Hide those horns,
Don human skin.
Fly ever higher,
Roost for the night.
Look down on creation,
Extinguish its flames.
Kiss or be kissed,
Active or passive.
Whore or Madonna,
Rape or immaculate conception?
Sexuality harnessed,
Wild beast to tame.
Shame for escaping,
Slink silently back into the cage.
Disguised in public,
Secrets in the sheets.
Sneaky and deceiving,
Succubus seduction.
Sluts and witches,
Married to the devil.
Slave to no man,
Immortal feminine power.
Sensitive to light,
Watering without volition.
But the warmth of the sun,
Soothing the eyes.
Taken for granted,
Nightfall comes quickly.
Cold breeze blows through,
Still clarity of moonlight.
Expect next day’s rising,
But stars give no guarantees.
Vastness of the cosmos,
Dependent planetary systems.
Supernova explosion,
Silent in destruction.
Sleeping in darkness,
No awakening anticipated.
Roused from a dream,
Uncertain of reality.
Ghostly presence,
Fading from its haunting.
Gripped by passion,
Suddenly absent.
Passed away in the night,
Dead by day’s light.
Utopian skyline,
Shadows cast long.
Ideals float upwards,
Lighter than breath.
Buried in dirt,
Bodies burnt to ash.
Gravestones memorialize,
Love’s last longing.
Indulgent words,
Cool indifference.
Shifting pieces,
But unmoved yourself.
Feeling distress,
Push out the pain.
Seeking victims,
Blinded by self-interest.
Calculating needs,
Overestimate your own.
Lacking perspective,
Justifying lies.
Placate and please,
But lacking sincerity.
Apathetic at heart,
Dead to the world.
Planetary orbit,
Celestial bodies.
Coldness of space,
No warmth in your soul.
Pass it around,
Cross your fingers.
Someone else’s problem now.
Infectious disease,
Spread by touch.
Intimacy is dangerous.
Connections unsafe,
Suspicious of people.
Keep distance for survival.
Stigmatize a target,
Give them a burden.
Healthcare nonexistent.
Virus keeps flowing,
Mutating in bodies.
Transforming ever deadlier.
Traumatic stain,
Cough it up.
Dispose of it properly.
Heal on your own,
Don’t give it to others.
The buck stops with you.
Sharp discerning eyes,
Powerful ostrich kicks.
Fleet as a gazelle,
Maneuvering with grace.
Filled with fear,
Yet conquering them all.
Introspective and aware,
Sense of self unassailable.
Strategic yet persistent,
Contemplate every option.
Guided by righteous passion,
Striving to realize justice.
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