late nights
by FMLe
I. November
I am dead.
that someone left in the sun,
only when someone stares
too long.
II. December
that shows red in the light, something like guilt
I can feel my body whipped,
shrunken in every hollow he left,
ragged and lacking precision.
He attacks like a dog would,
and chunks are gone from me.
a piece of broken glass
that he's stepped and
bloodied his feet on..
like my heart has been squished.
III. Werewolf
look at me like you
would like to watch
me die as I bleed all
over you. I am not dying
but I am lying in bed
with you.
IV. Yellow
that it's time to end sleep
I miss my cats and
my mom.I am dead.
My edges are sturdy
but inside, i crumble like
that someone left in the sun,
only when someone stares
too long.
II. December
he makes me feel like a psychopath,
like I'm raw and full of sin -that shows red in the light, something like guilt
I can feel my body whipped,
shrunken in every hollow he left,
ragged and lacking precision.
He attacks like a dog would,
and chunks are gone from me.
The sin he dips his feet in
has to be me - filthy, sparkly thing,a piece of broken glass
that he's stepped and
bloodied his feet on..
This lingers like a spiderweb
after the spider has been killed,like my heart has been squished.
III. Werewolf
I dance on the roof,
it shines. Later, youlook at me like you
would like to watch
me die as I bleed all
over you. I am not dying
but I am lying in bed
with you.
IV. Yellow
Yellow does nothing for me
except remind methat it's time to end sleep
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Author's Note
November 2008 ish
Random group of poems found in old hard drive of mine. No edits made.
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Section II is strong. Like it.
I love making finds like these, something forgotten. It brings me back to where I was when I wrote it. I like Yellow most.
Strong poem. Nice work!
Consider deleting "like my heart has been squished." Stanza is stronger, IMO, without it.
I think all the parts cohere. If you decide to work with this further, see if you can get each part to have the same number of lines.