Delicate - 20 Poems

Venomous Bees

Venomous bees, they try and sting me

They’re small and cover me and linger too close

I run away, they scare me the most

They come together to form a hive

The secretive inside is where the old me lies

Though I hide in a hive full of hurtful, mean words

I get trapped there, no; you can’t see me through skin

Bees whisper in my ear, and I don’t know who I am within

Defenseless I lie in the hive, voiceless, they’re still stinging

Venomous bees, they try and sting me

No longer do I fight, because fighting solves nothing.

When they first dived for my skin, looking for a way in, I swatted them away

After a while, I couldn’t help but believe what they say

Insult after insult I’ll take your needles

Though it’s unpleasant, I pretend not to mind your poisonous tingles

I’ll fight! I’ll fight!

Maybe, use fragile butterflies instead

For you, I’ll no longer dread, I’ll get you out of my head

Those butterflies are compliments, hard to catch, hard to release

But your venomous bees, I won’t ever let them sting me.