Poems from hlemaire
Pain coursing through my limbs,
Not leaving a single part of me alone.
Spreading in every vein,
Stopping at every joint.
It laughs at...
I’ve heard it all.
You’re ugly.
You’re stupid.
You’re not worth it.
I’ve seen it all.
The talking behind my back.
The laughs about me.
My...
We pass them in the halls,
Not even noticing their presence.
We exclude them at lunch,
Thinking we’re better,
They sit alone.
They...
Looking at the object in her hands,
Her silver reflection stared back at her.
She closed her eyes,
Feeling the pain.
Vertical lines had...
Just beneath her skin,
In the depths of her soul,
Lives an alien.
Not just any alien,
No.
This alien feeds upon her pain,
Drinks her...