Poems from Shannon1778
I know it's only a matter of time
before I crack.
Before that one professor
Pulls that trigger the last bit of the way.
Igniting the...
It was an accident
I try to explain
My voice veiled
under the sirens' screams
Azure and crimson lights
stain across her smooth, white...
The needle moves quickly
Spilling blood and
refilling veins
with ink stains.
Weightless, yet
burdened with memories
Everlasting...
Fables foam from your mouth
Like a sea snake and
Venom soaked fangs
Nibble at my ear.
Your words slither down
along the curve of my chin...
Turtles from Madagascar
Marmosets from South America
A Noah’s ark of endangered species
Sinking under the weight of the elephants.
...