Georgia Tell's Blog, page 13
June 4, 2018
Poem #713
he wants everything with her
everything is everything
the whole nine yards
kisses on the beach in Maui
romantic nights huddled by the fireplace
a drug smuggling operation and empire
everything
Poem #712
two porcupines in love
stab
ouch
sorry
I still love you
me too
stab
May 30, 2018
History Today – May 29, 2018
This History Today series aims to document what life is like in this period of history. I update whenever I feel like it.
I’ve always been curious about what it was like to live in a certain period of history. History books show only a limited view of society. So why not add my screaming into the void as a form of documentation.
For example, my grandma escaped a communist country during the 1960s. She and my grandpa failed a few times — landing her in jail, much to her amusement. And I do mea...
Poem #710
a vice gripping my vagina
white-black rips the edge of my vision
it’s been building the whole time
I shove pills in my mouth
chasing them with scalding water
please, make this work
I gulp another one for good measure
the light turns green
the car slugs home
every position is pain
until the medicine creeps in
Poem #709
blue melts out of my skin
a galaxy flowing away
I am sad
blue puddles around my feet
no longer inside me
I should be happy
Poem #708
shadow of the fan strobing on the ceiling
my skin burns like hot ice
maybe I should sleep
fall into the heavy slumber of summer
dream of lazily watching bugs crawl over me
their minuscule legs tickling my arms and legs
they bite
I scratch the pink welts raw
maybe I should stay awake
Poem #707
nothing expands
swallowing cities and stars
accepting progress
spitting out more nothing
Poem #706
little lizard
your spots are beautiful
little lizard
please do not eat me
