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Catastrophe

Poem about anger and boundaries

By CorwynnaPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
Catastrophe
Photo by Farrel Nobel on Unsplash

Shut up

Listen to me

You absolute catastrophe

Right now

I need you

To leave

Leave this house

And leave this heart

Leave the things that fell apart

Don't stop

Don't look back

Just go

Go where all the ashes live

So there's nothing there to burn

You've never learned

To keep your matches

Safe

Save the bits

Chemical crumbles

That you break 'tween your fingers

You'll need them

For warmth

Where you must stay

Razor wire around the house

The hearth too far for feeling

It's cold now

But you know you

Will burn

Shut up

Listen to me

You absolute catastrophe

Right now

I need you

To leave

heartbreak

About the Creator

Corwynna

I'm a 30 year old writer and biologist with a million hobbies and enough passion for all of them!

Explore my music, stories, and homebrew on my site:

https://sites.google.com/view/corwynnascorner/home

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