darling: poems by colleen cosette goodman

prayer for my smallest self

Lord dig the pain out of my heart, I say
I want and I wish for it be gone
I want to be like one of the girls in school,
With the gloss on their lips and songs in their heart

Give it a rest, She says,
And rubs my hands

Is the loneliness for the art? Is it true ? Is it good ? How do I spin out of this ? How do I step out of my sick skin ? How do I find life and love and how do I live, God? How ?

not gonna lie this was kind of inspired by that chloe lmao vine give it a rest buddy: https://t.co/RcVOYXvCKh https://twitter.com/jacklikesdogs/status/761029689120923648?s=17