Poems from Marissaperez
they are all content
because i laugh loudly
and act the way i'm supposed to
but i bet they wouldn't even guess
that i slice open my skin...
where do you see yourself one year from now
do you see yourself in dozens of rough pieces
shards strewn like splinters, gathered like...
when my hair started falling from the roots like autumn leaves
i could no longer hear the sound like a rainforest during summer rains when...
our lips were separate countries;
the space between them when we paused and lingered barely touching was the ocean that he tried to cross...
when he says you are no longer the one he wants to kiss
there will be a light switch that goes off in your chest.
your ribs are going to...