Chamonique Knowles Poet Free verse

I Hate Myself

I write it down
in pen
as permanent as a scar
I scribble it out
more and more
as if the more ink
I lay on top of the burning wound
the less true the words become

I write it down
the words scream at me
echoing in my brain
unearthing every truth I buried within
the coffins of dead thoughts are finally opened
the ghosts of past mistakes, alive, free
bridges rebuild between my heart and my mind
I can't take it

I'm not as strong as I need to be

I write it down
I can't take the screaming
I can't handle my own truth
Lies battle the echoes
conquering the space in my mind
the coffins shut the thoughts away 
that I never should have thought before
bridges crumble
bridges burn
nothing connects
nothing works

I plunge back into confusion
I can't take it

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