Poems from Chloe McClellan
Cut me open
Run dry my veins
What do you see?
Red
For fire
For passion
For anger and betrayal
For revenge
Action
Survival
Power
Rebellion...
The splash against the bowl
The rush of blood to my cheeks
Elation. Control. Ecstasy.
Eat me up, I care no more
Parts of me go swirling...
I’m giving up
So sorry
I just can’t anymore
I can’t keep trying so hard for naught
And I can’t waste my time
I’m giving up happiness...
If you have no intention of loving me
Then let me be.
For I am tired and sad and broken
And need no contributions.
Shaky as a fawn,
I am...
Once upon a time
a fish fell in love with a bird.
And every day the fish would stop
To gaze up at the her bird’s brilliance
Every day, she...