Best Poems Written by Chelsea Deason

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I Hope My Jingle Dance Fulfilled Dreams Of Those Kept Away

The drums awaken beneath my feet
 My breath aligns with summer's heat
 Each step repeats the sacred beat 
Jingles answer earth to ground 
They shimmer prayers with sound

 I sew the story onto skin
 Each cone an oath I carry in
 Their silver tongues begin within 
Ankles speak in moving light 
Dresses know moving might

I follow rythm, new and old
From noises taught, a hand hold
 It braids my hair, keeps me cold
 Between strikes, answers reply 
Pulse answers pulse; i fly

The floor becomes a lake of rain 
My knees recall the coming pain
 Each jingle breaks the falling chain
 I dance healing into heart
 For those who ache, I keep smart
 
The elders hum my hidden name 
My steps return the gifted game 
I wear the sound that says my fame
 This dress of tin becomes home
 Where bodies mend; spirits roam

Copyright © Chelsea Deason | Year Posted 2026


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The Comfort of Anorexia

Food. 
Supposedly so good.
Calories add. 
 I'm mad, you're sad. 
The hunger comforts me.
It shows my success and victory. 

Copyright © Chelsea Deason | Year Posted 2026

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No pet names for heroin, based off Beetlebum by Blur

Beetlebum, what you done
Chasing a high on the run 
Red spots adorn your skin like stars,
They burn out, arms, toes, and neck 
Just from various black tars. 

Horse crashes into those below,
There is no carriage, no smooth flow.
Money always runs tight, fear is high 
The lungs, liver, and kidneys damaged
No matter, the goal is still to fly 

China white, but nothing ceramic
Never inside, is there plastic?
No serotonin, synapses all fried
Stick the needle in, don't whine
Hope you feel the need to hide


 

Copyright © Chelsea Deason | Year Posted 2026

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The numbers of pi 
Nor rads or degrees save me
They haunt my dreams

Copyright © Chelsea Deason | Year Posted 2026

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