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Butterflies,
of coarse, are another matter all together
Created on 2004-03-18 13:42:01 (#2551282), last updated 2009-02-18
429 comments received, 340 comments posted
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160 Journal Entries, 9 Tags, 4 Memories, 0 Virtual Gifts, 5 Userpics
Basic Info| Name: | April |
|---|---|
| Birthdate: | 04-20 |
| Location: | Northampton, Massachusetts, United States |
Contact:
mediasbrokenangel@hotmail.com BioSURVIVAL
by maura o'connor
I light a cigarette on the stove
tie my hair in a knot
fasten silver loops to my ears
make coffee
lace my feet into thick black boots
This is how I get through the day
fires that make breathing harder
and the sunsets more beautiful
Mornings I curl into my lover's stomach
let him coax me awake with kisses
When I feel brave
I imagine growing old with him
a lifetime of mornings being licked awake
like a kitten
When I'm scared
I see myself at nineteen
think from Dexatrim and Slimfast
in a blue nylon dress from St. Vincent de Paul's
lips waxed the color of eggplant skin
talking to cut carnations
and the dog
because they have the sense not to answer
I see myself in a hospital
a pale mummy wrapped in sheets that smell of bleach
leaning on the TV stand to get to the bathroom
I remember a friend
who swallowed blue pills with cheap whiskey
but wouldn't let her lover hold her
I finger a scar on my head
where hair won't grow
bite my nails
phone friends to make sure they're all still there
I count food stamps
plan the soup
curse the small pains in the small of my back
make a mask of hairspray and lipstick
Yesterday I counted five delicate orange flowers
growing from the gutter
I am still the child
who watched a family of black ants
march up the side of the new Sears refrigerator
when I could have been out with the other kids
beating a fence with a stick
I love psychology, the social sciences in general, my family, my friends and writing.
by maura o'connor
I light a cigarette on the stove
tie my hair in a knot
fasten silver loops to my ears
make coffee
lace my feet into thick black boots
This is how I get through the day
fires that make breathing harder
and the sunsets more beautiful
Mornings I curl into my lover's stomach
let him coax me awake with kisses
When I feel brave
I imagine growing old with him
a lifetime of mornings being licked awake
like a kitten
When I'm scared
I see myself at nineteen
think from Dexatrim and Slimfast
in a blue nylon dress from St. Vincent de Paul's
lips waxed the color of eggplant skin
talking to cut carnations
and the dog
because they have the sense not to answer
I see myself in a hospital
a pale mummy wrapped in sheets that smell of bleach
leaning on the TV stand to get to the bathroom
I remember a friend
who swallowed blue pills with cheap whiskey
but wouldn't let her lover hold her
I finger a scar on my head
where hair won't grow
bite my nails
phone friends to make sure they're all still there
I count food stamps
plan the soup
curse the small pains in the small of my back
make a mask of hairspray and lipstick
Yesterday I counted five delicate orange flowers
growing from the gutter
I am still the child
who watched a family of black ants
march up the side of the new Sears refrigerator
when I could have been out with the other kids
beating a fence with a stick
I love psychology, the social sciences in general, my family, my friends and writing.
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Schools:
Holyoke Community College - Holyoke, MANorthampton High School - Northampton, MA (1998 - 2001)
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