GRIEF Poem: left with only words, by Cristina Leavitt

i ate the words-
words that started it all
spoken between us
i am always so messy
with my mouth
in all the wrong ways
tongue full of razor blades
my mouth tasted like old pennies
i am so messy with your heart
using it as i use a knife in the kitchen
unable to slice vegetables without cutting my fingers
i tried to carry it
place it inside of my rib cage
for safe keeping
i dropped your heart
it broke like teeth
chipping on sticky caramel candy
i never felt you take my heart out
i never saw you break it in front of me
while hiding yours
razor blades are still stuck inside of me
i am still chewing the words in my throat
swallowing
letting them fall
into my empty rib cage
where nothing thrives anymore

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