my heart

by Aki

Posted to Action Poetry on 2002-09-27 15:55:00

the fragile flesh, that coils in and out of the air i breath, taking only what it needs, to push more, and strain, in the cavity of my chest, that is covered in glances and pale flesh of mothers milk, the beat, that rocks into my mind, setting a pace, for me to evolve, single celled into complete amalgamation, as my hair, takes black raven wings, and flitters in the breeze of an attack, stuttering without sound, making me curl over in rejection of the ideas, that reach deep down into the tissue, and drives metal fingernails into the different chambers, til they leak and spew out, mixing in emotions and confusion, drips of what was once called love, in the misorganized creature of stitch works and quick fixes, held tightly between the marrow and bone, like a cage, that wraps around and suffocates, letting itself, rupture in a nightmare, til the warmth of, a smile, sends intangible soothings, to my core, and seals the rifts that were left there, weaving into the mass of fluid red, an intricate design, that embroiders where holes were left, and helps in the processes of growth and enlightment, with an open window, that out right, weeps into the palms, with moist time, that heals…