conquest
letting you in
was what made breaking so easy
trojan were your claims
yet i say come, i say-
maim
–
trash
i hope you find love
in used cigarettes
in embers that lit
and never digressed
in candy wrappers
rubbed with cocaine
and crushed pop cans
that all sing
my name
–
manic
your names tattooed onto my heart
and even if i rip it free
i’ll etch it onto swollen skin
and stitch it back with a safety pin
–
experience
surround my heart with spears and thorns
it changes shape
adjusts its form
stab right through
and i won’t feel
i am modeling clay
to your preemptive
zeal
–
sidewalk flower
i’d eat concrete if it made me metal
grind up pavement between teeth
ensuring its density
so i can feel the wear
on my molars
create rubble from slabs
those freshly laid
and fully set
a bloodied mouth
and slit gums
i’d eat concrete if it made me metal enough
to forget the sidewalks i walked
with you
– ammarah siddiqui
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