
IWANNAQUITIWANNAQUITIWANNAQUITIWANNAQUIT
It really burns
IWANNAQUITIWANNAQUITIWANNAQUITIWANNAQUIT
Each breath is exhausting.
This scorched earth, this unhopeful place.
LETITBURNLETITBURNLETITBURNLETITBURN
"I have no future here."
IWANNAQUITIWANNAQUITIWANNAQUITIWANNAQUIT
Starve speak quiet muffle penetrate
exhaust fuel discriminate
BURNBURNBURNBURN
I wanna scream and yell
I want to tear off my skin from the inside out
molt off this body that's been touched
that's been exposed and expected
but the body underneath won't face any better
MOURNMOURNMOURNMOURN
the body is watching
MOVEMOVEMOVEMOVE
this world is crumbling
BURNBURNBURNBURN
I want to stab and pierce and cut and slice
I want to tear and rip and pull and splice
INARAGERAGERAGERAGE
tear out my eyes and pull off the lids
scratch off my lips and drag down the ears
a little bit of pain just to feel something
LETMEFEELLETMEFEELLETMEFEELLETMEFEEL
something physical
grab the next body, anything with a pulse
seduction destruction production instruction
let you into my body just to feel something
MAKEMEFEELMAKEMEFEELMAKEMEFEELMAKEMEFEEL
something physical
"Take me to the rooftop"
rivers of red and pools are daunting
but man it would feel so good
I want to stop breathing
this smoky air
boiling blood and veins burning
SMOKEITOUTSMOKEITOUTSMOKEITOUTSMOKEITOUT
do you hear the screaming
CUTITOUTCUTITOUTCUTITOUTCUTITOUT
do you hear the s c r e a m i n g
TURNITOFFTURNITOFFTURNITOFFTURNITOFF
my body aches with unpleasant inaction
my mind a minefield of things I haven't done
blowing up before i have the chance
each one BOOMS and another thing is lost
BOOMBOOMBOOMBOOM
the bodies pile up
BOOMBOOMBOOMBOOM
the dead are piling up
ACHEACHEACHEACHE
the dead are screaming out
WAKEWAKEWAKEWAKE
RAGERAGERAGERAGE
the system was made but nothing was made
for us
god nothing's made for us
this world was not made for this
we were not made for this
"What was I made for"
WHATWASIMADEFOR
i can't think can't speak can't drink can't eat
consumption of things only fuels the bombs
BLOWNBLOWNBLOWNBLOWN
let me die then
let me die then
let me die then
let me die then
anything's better than a world like this
isn't it?
perhaps this is it
is this really it?
"there is no other side"
"this is it"
funny how it is
funny how dark
but i'm not laughing
are you laughing?
are you crying
do you feel anything
i don't feel anything
it's numb down here
baby it's numb down here
About the Creator
Belle
I host unofficial challenges and enjoy writing microfiction and poetry.
Top Story Count: 16
Reader insights
Outstanding
Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!
Top insight
Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions



Comments (8)
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Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Congratulations on your placement! 🎉🎉
Whoa, feels like a heavy metal ballad of the soul. Definitely Not easy to read but impossible to ignore. Sometimes just saying it cracks the silence a little.💖
I really hope you're okay Belle 🥺 Sending you lots of love and hugs ❤️
Angry, hurt, and disillusioned is what I felt reading this. It moved me for sure.
This sounds like a really intense outpouring of frustration. I've felt that urge to just break free and let it all out at times.
I love how frantic and fast it feels. Desperate screams. Very disturbing, Belle. ⚡😉 👍