**topic* * i swim in the blood under your fingernails by Kimberly Bareyou raked
through my life
like nails
into sweet flesh
taking
whatever i offered
with not a moments
regard
too soon
i reached out
to grasp
empty smiles
and
sorrowful sighs
i thought i could swim
in the blood
under your
fingernails
i thought you my
buoyancy
it seems i was only
drowning
all the while |
11/26/2003
Author's Note: thanks to Alaina for the topic...i hope i did it justice!
Posted on 11/26/2003 Copyright © 2025 Kimberly Bare
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Max Bouillet on 11/28/03 at 04:57 PM Okay the was a real mind journey. Great use of language and images that catapault right to the forefront of my brain. :) |
Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 12/01/03 at 03:41 AM this is brilliant and so visually stimulating... makes me have shivers... excellent write... blessings... |
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