THE BLEEDING SONNETS.

Ugly Red

i spend hours in the shower

i spend hours at the sink

knowing i had no power

when i inhaled that salty drink


i can't clean you from my body

i can't clean you from my bed

my husk forever stained

with your ugly box-dye red

The Hands That Touch Me

the hands that touch me admire

and cherish my slits of mended skin

the hands that touch me press down

my heart stuck in his grin


the hands that touch me are now unfamiliar

as they now tear and claw

claiming the parts of me that are raw


the hands that touch me leave me to die

the hands now soaked in my blood

the hands that touch me are now unamused

my tears becoming an eternal flood

And Suddenly

i'm in the kitchen, cooking dinner with you

then suddenly, the room turns cold

and you're no longer in my view


we're laying in bed, our tender bodies kissed by the setting sun

then suddenly the bed is empty

my body, a deathly cold one


we sit together for breakfast

then suddenly the tea grows cold

never thinking that morning could be our last

for your resentment for me was untold

Drink Me

drink my blood and taste my skin

and tell me that i am yours again

open me up and consume me whole

for i am lost and out of control

Ugly Thing

such an ugly thing...

such an ugly display you are...

it's so silly how you think you deserve these things

starve yourself. accept the truth.

your bones ache and you long for a home long gone.

Death's Child

Death's child so tender and lovely

through empty eyes never seen as ugly

Death's child now alone and cold

could only watch his tears as they rolled