Song of chapter: Burn by Ellie Goulding
I'm stuck in this
smoldering heat
sweat glistening on my forehead,
trickling down my face in
flowing rivulets.
The intense heat forcing me indoors
away from tanning,
away from panting,
away from sweating,
and away from smelling.
Stuck inside, so as to survive,
staying in the cool air
to not feel humid from the outside lair.
Little wind is offered
as I step outside,
breathing in all of
the sunshine.
I have low Vitamin D
which means I have very little
white blood cells in me
meaning I need to go outside
in this intense heat
facing the struggle
of all the humidity.
Gotta stay active,
taking Vitamin D pills,
working outside
just to fix my health.
It's hot as blazes,
it's like the world is on fire,
reaching it's peak,
an unlawful desire.
The sun stays high in the sky
as if it's on a pedestal,
if it were in the Olympics
it'd probably get a medal.
Going outside in itself is a struggle
the furious heat trying to swallow me up
consume me with
everything it's got.
But at the end of the day,
I wipe the sweat away,
reminding myself that
it's just a summer day
and after it's all over I get to
wash all the pain away,
the sorrows, the dirt, the grime-
all of the outside-
and be glad that I survived another day.
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Body {Prose Vol. 1}✔
Poetry❝A struggle with body image is a study of physicalities and of the mind itself, for the mind plays with what the eyes perceive. The body, mind, and soul are connected, and it is up to us to determine how to respect them.❞ - Me These writings are my...
