Dear You, My Body
Dear You, My Body,
I’m sorry for when
When my eyes
Daggers
cut into you, my skin
ripping you, my soft stomach to shreds
When my cruel hands
painted nails, caked blood
pound into you, my sobbing thighs
When my curled lips,
refuse crumbs,
as they scream obscenities
at you, my unassuming arms.
When my mind
Destroys you, my soul
my relationships
my thoughts
my peace
my joy
When I poison you, my heart
spitting self-loathing like venom
When I make you sweat,
collapse from exhaustion
when I won’t give you, my body
sleep
or
food
When I burn holes into you, my wrists
I’m so sorry, you, my body.
~Amelia