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Shadows & Dust [poetry]

Poetry

Most of my poetry is autobiographical. I write about living with bipolar disorder, dating, single parenting, my neo-pagan spiritual beliefs, my dreams, and sometimes popular folklore. Many of these pieces come from my self-published collections...

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Persephone Shedding

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by Mizzieshizznell

by Mizzieshizznell

Every time you leave me

I scramble and squirm out of

girl-skin last loved. Peel artwork

from the walls, leaving paper

piles of glittering iridescent scales.

Paint my hair Cherry Pop Red, Lusty

Lavender, Starry Night Black

and Chocolate Velvet. Trim it back,

cutting out and coloring over the

molecular traces of you. Gold Pewter

Gun Metal lining my eyes, Chai

Latte blended around brow bone,

outer corner crease, and lid as directed,

my gaze greener than the one you

remember, looking over the newest

crop of sacrificial men who spill

their seed in homage to your absence

without ever knowing your name.