I can’t bleed for you, my body
Scares me
I’m bleeding from the neck to the sole of my foot
I can’t breathe for you, I’m not going back to the Joshua trees
They scare me
Like God This is heaven
On earth, you are heaven
But heaven bleeds secrets that seep
I’m not even being
Dramatic
I’m dreaming
Dressed in rags
Angels creeping
The Angels cry
Crying in an exhausted exaltation
I strike the ground with the blood of Adam
I want his rib to heal my soul
God please heal me
I’m dying without bleeding
I strike the earth with my hands like the First Man
Forever, I’m drowning in believing
Forever, I’m just trying to find Miraculous Returns in Blood
Rage that boils into grief
Are you crying over the loss of the mortal body
Or the sins that created your sunset fall?
About the Creator
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Comments (3)
Wow, It felt like bleeding will help drown the pain of life!!!
This idea of everything being so wrong with all the inclusion of the religious imagery makes this very raw, Melissa.
Whoaaa, this was soooo intense! I loved it!