the world refused to hear me today
there was a great misunderstanding on the line
everything buzzed, the helicopter spun a billion times
preventing me from expressing myself in any way
the line broke; my voice was misheard
inconsistent with the state of affairs
in a hostile environment
where my needs were never met
and all my strengths
dropped after just one phone call
and what it sounded before
like favourite worst nightmare
now it’s merely a surviving scrape
slovenly make-upped face
and washing off tattoos rejecting to befit my body
only to show me
that there is no way
but to cut the line on all of them
and enjoy the blissful change
of my soul’s renewed shape
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Moon Desert
UK-based
BA in Cultural Studies
Crime Fiction: Love
Poetry: Friend
Psychology: Salvation
Where the wild roses grow full of words...
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Comments (10)
beautifully written. Love this
I really resonated with this one - felt like you wrote out what I've been feeling for the last few days. Thank you.
Nicely written 🙂
Those last lines hit home for me. What an emotionally powerful piece. Congrats on Top Story :)
These words had visceral feeling with what seemed to be an ocean swimming underneath them. Well done. enjoyed every line but the helicopter spun a billion times was brilliant
Wow I read a couple of times to really digest how profound this poem is. Beautiful ♥️ Congratulations on Top Story ♥️
OMG! Love. I wish I could save this in some way. This deserves an award. Thank you for this Mescaline🩷
Beautifully done! Congats on top story also-I'm so glad it was as it led me to your writing!
I really enjoyed this; I felt it was speaking to me to remind me of how I reinvented myself, made myself more visible, maybe even a little more understood. I'm looking forward to reading more of your work.
great work and congratulations on top story!