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A flower's chastity - Mystic

youre a red apple
the outside i devour in large, juicy bites
as much as my teeth can fit with all corners stretched wide

youd think to do the same at the core
But cracking bitterness brings seeds
scratch small bites, an itch
Jaw working, bony indents stiched

I like the way my tendons flex
Palm spread to grasp that hard fruit off the wiry stem
The core delicate
Slurping juice of whats left

The carcass melts into a brown sugar debt
Back to the earth you go to be reborn again

Copyright © Isabel Govin | Year Posted 2025


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Electric, stinging blood

I don't want to be a processed human
warm thumpads on click screen
cant put my hands in my pcokets
pockets filled with sand
cup of dirt by my table

Orange fire tree, a beauty, shivers in gray
I am not aware of me
when nature bears to see its swaying leaves
there's glory in the metal squeak of a guitar string
feel dead wood, relief, plastic wrapped child roses
Smell the green on harvested before bloom

The blood crust on my ear 
monstrous scratching between straw hair of a dead scalp makes me want to rip skin out

Ocean water take me there but i hear electric of cars every step
bushes square
trees baby leaves
bloomed too late to turn green

Watch a movie set in italy you feel the vibrations of the screen
make your face red; silent scream
pop ups, plastic warmth
cling to the radiator through polyester, spine compressed and half your bed taken by an amass of wires and clunk: heavy mess to project reality

My veins pump blood spray when cut
I'm a real human transmitting consciousness through things i never knew
drained my energy in this scry mirror: to be human is selfish, AI helps with all but takes root to steal yourself and sell it back to you

Copyright © Isabel Govin | Year Posted 2026

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Fight

Everything royal blue Gi
Under pink flesh my body sears ruby red, shedding organ embed
Step on to the mat, your feet slap
Sweat makes diamonds that explode in starburst vision
The sweet smell of people ripe in ability
Yellow hair fades brown with oil
Gravity swirls: who makes the first move?

Copyright © Isabel Govin | Year Posted 2026

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