Oh this human heart
That beets in my mortal fresh
This monster caged in my blood
That fights my bones to brake
Oh why cursed human heart
You do wish so badly to bleed
Don’t you know
My lungs are already starved or this life
This fire needs your rage
Don’t crumble for their thorns
Don’t burn for their fire
Don’t fall into a darkness
That we weren’t born in
Grow your own terrible thorns
Let your rage fuel your fire
Deepen your lethal darkness
And then when you find someone worthy of breaking you
Oh foolish human heart
Show them the place
Between the ash and thorns
So smooth and so gentle
Show them the warmth
Your bloody fire bleeds
Show them the light
Your inky darkness bore
About the Creator
Keep reading
More stories from Mathilda Percy and writers in Poets and other communities.
Instructions Included Challenge Winners
For the Instructions Included challenge, we asked writers to tell a story through instructions and to trust the form to carry what could not be said outright. Across the top entries, that trust paid off in many different ways.
By Vocal Curation Team6 days ago in Resources
Comments
There are no comments for this story
Be the first to respond and start the conversation.