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I Am Bursting

I am a ball of fire

By Ariana GonBonPublished 7 months ago 1 min read
Runner-Up in I Didn’t Say That Out Loud Challenge
I Am Bursting
Photo by Buddha Elemental 3D on Unsplash

I am a ball of fire

I am bursting

I am seething

I am a heat stroke ready to hit

.

I will not love you as you need me to

I will burn you to the ground

You will enjoy it

Desert sand turned into glass

Lighting booming over a wooden roof

Comforting danger

Trusting probabilities you do not know

Sheets of rain deafening all other sound around you

I will split you

set you on fire from the inside / as you did me

I will end you / r story that softens me to be palatable

I am not meant to be palatable

I am not presentable

I am stunning

I am everything you wish I wasn’t

.

Taste me once to burn yourself

Delight in your singed mouth

heartbreaklove poemsMental Health

About the Creator

Ariana GonBon

29yo bi Xicana. There's always more to write about, in more interesting ways than white men.

Instagram: @arte.con.ariana

For more stories unapproved by Vocal: colochosdeflores.wordpress.com

For entertaining tidbits: xismosaxit.com

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran7 months ago

    Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊

  • Imola Tóth7 months ago

    Congratulations on your placement! 🎉🎉

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