Tiny Words
tiny words
'went to the gas station
and opened my mouth
filled my stomach
with gasoline
lit a match and
swallowed it in
burned myself
smoked with fire
i spread like charcoal
smeared in a kid's hand
stenched and charred black
i spread to the pristine clouds
deploring the blue vault
like a black shiitake flower
suffocating lungs
with a dire myth
then went to the ocean
and devoted myself
to no resistance
and drowned .......
'cut my lips with sharp
visceral shale and waited
for the sharks to gnaw
my weightless lips and
useless mouth ..........
while the rest of me
traveled in the bellies
of fish ..............
......................
.......................
.......................
fed by tiny words .
........................
Copyright © Ernest Nepomuceno | Year Posted 2011
Post Comments
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.
Please
Login
to post a comment