one after another,
it drips from my lips.
drip,
drop,
drip.
lavender and chamomile,
oh,
so overwhelming, and.....
drip,
drop,
drip.
a nail trailed over the ridges of my fingertips,
gritting my teeth at the pleasant senation, and—
drip,
drop,
drip.
cards held in my hands,
speak to me your demands
so that I may lay them out
drip,
drop,
drip.
change my last name,
hail forgotten,
trail your lips down my spine, and...
drip,
drop,
drip.
fingertips down my stomach,
crawl across the bed to me
breathe me in, and breathe it deep
drip,
drop,
drip.
it drips down my lips,
like venom around my teeth,
like poison stinging my tongue,
but oh, its taste is sweet to me
I only learn to love it when it's gone.
drip,
drop,
drip.....
I bite my bottom lip and hold it there,
gentle,
as not to scare it away.
how many eyes do I have?
drip,
drop,
drip.
eyelashes fluttering across my cheek,
warm whispers in my ear,
lips cold against my neck, oh—
drip,
drop,
drip.
take me deep to where your secrets hide
unfold them one by one
drip,
drop,
drip.
cup my cheek in your hand,
say I'll never understand,
and then watch me.
drip,
drop,
drip.
my tongue peeks out from behind my lips
and I lick away my venom
will you kiss me now?
drip,
drop,
drip.
oh, honey, there is something odd about me
and you can't place it,
but it doesn't make you feel trapped.
drip,
drop,
drip.
oh, sweetheart, there is something darker in me
and I can't help it if you see
that I can never stop it from coming out.
drip,
drop,
drip.
pin me to your favorite spot,
watch me squirm as my walls begin to rot,
going down,
and
down.
hear me shout,
and see my teeth
sharp, as they glint off the light for me,
going down,
and
down.
there's blood in my nose
did you punch me?
or is it just dry in here?
I don't know what I don't know anymore.
down
drip
down.
and as it drips down my chin
and it drips down my throat
and it drips down my chest
and it drips down my arms and legs and stomach
and it drips off my fingertips
you'll see me in my truest self
and in my darkest light
my irises are almost red now,
my dear
I'm of a deeper, darker nature,
darling,
you weren't meant to see this.
won't you join in the feast?
claw up my skin like you're some animal
I'll be patient and wait
tell me I'm horrible or tell me I'm great
either way, I'm with you forever now
and there's not a thing you can do about it
even if I wanted you to.
feel my lips and call them mine
taste my tongue, oh, it feels right
lick the venom from my teeth
but you're not escaping me
never, never,
never.
no one can.
it's lovely.
one bead of venom after another,
it drips from my lips.
drip,
drop,
drip.
YOU ARE READING
sat by the ocean
Poetryphotos are not mine!!! caution: chapter two has an image of a real animal skull. just in case anybody would be uncomfy! (continued onto Laying By The Ocean)
