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Copper
here’s the thing about people like me
we have mouths that hunger for the impossible meat
and eyes that spin like hurricanes
the problem with beasties with reaching teeth
is we don’t know where to stop
we bite our hands down to splintered bone
and spit venom in the eyes of those who’d muzzle us
my muscles weep for a sleep beyond time
but my heart trembles in the face of a knife
people like me
we are doomed to chew ourselves to gummy sinew
and scream in the burning color of an autumn sunset
and never quite have the taste
for copper on the tongue
At this point, I’m just trying to stay alive. This is what has been keeping me alive.
written by hollywood1919
I had the idea quite awhile ago that I will get a tattoo to represent each thing that has saved my life and kept me alive. I already have my first tattoo, which is the beginning of this process. That way, when I look at the tattoo, I’m reminded of why I’m alive.
Here’s my list, starting with the bigger influences and moving on to the little things. Keep in mind that I come up with new ideas once in awhile.
1. Copper, my basset hound from when I was a kid. That dog was my baby, she passed away when I was 16. I have […]