carlyjeanne

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carlyjeanne
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just a kid

  September 2021     18 days ago

Submitted Poems 6 total

Swallow

I swallow my words

With poison and poise 

I swallow my words

To keep peace

 pride

To keep me in

To swallow my words

I hold the letters beneath my tongue

Like pills waiting to come back up

I drink you in

To wash...

– by Carly Jeanne

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words of sin

My speech an adage of sin

from within the words bubble and sting

God himself has struck me with sin

Each word more painful than the last

The blade in my gut wrenches to each syllable 

throat closing there will be no dictum

The...

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Transfusion (i love you)

My blood
Replace it with chlorine
Slowly
Tell me
How much you love...

– by Carly Jeanne

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added 2 years ago
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why couldn’t you believe me

I wish to kiss you
To taste your passion
Love is the religion
I do not...

– by Carly Jeanne

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Pooling Around Me

My lavender blood
Spills
So sad
So...

– by Carly Jeanne

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added 2 years ago
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