Can you count my ribs for me? 1, 2, 3, …
Grab me by my hip bones, snap them, set me free?
Can you handle breasts once full
Now void of Goddess magic?
Can you play a song for me something kind of tragic?
Can you gently place your fingers upon my protruding spine
Hold me close and tell me everything is fine?
Can you take the hollowness deep within my soul
Fill it with some hope, Â just fill this fucking hole?
I like dem bones I’m seeing, I like to watch them grow.
I like to see the skin shrink, stretched out tight like a bow.
My way of dying may be boring and even kind of morbid
But in the end it will be me that finally feels rewarded
Now my casket can be carried with ease
Like an angel with silver wings
I’ve lightened the load for you and me
Dem bones have set me free
4 comments
beautiful and poignant.
well written, very nice imagery. also very sad, and expressive.
Beautiful and haunting. Xoxo RK
This poem resonated deep within me. SilverTip, have you already perished.?