Jaybird : Writing

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A Poem by Jaybird


I stare down atthe scars thatcast shadows acrossmy skin,streaked with bloodwarm and wet and freshRemember your promisewhispered into the smallof my ne..
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A Poem by Jaybird


You plunged your heartinto my chestand squeezed the breath frommy lungswatched me choke and splutterand smiledas my lips went blueand kissed a sunset ..
Tick-Tock

Tick-Tock

A Poem by Jaybird


I breathed blue into your mouth; my breath darkas my bruised breath spreads up and across,staining you.You stare up at me and I lose my breathin you, ..
You

You

A Poem by Jaybird


You are everywhere.I close doors,and build up wallsisolate myself andignore the pangs inmy heart thatare your aftershocks.You are everywhere.But it is..
Paper Crane

Paper Crane

A Poem by Jaybird


You said you'd fold1000 paper cranes,perfectly breakable,willfully delicate, and yetso beautiful. Blossoming bloodstainedpaper on a broken heart.Thin ..
Silver Screen

Silver Screen

A Poem by Jaybird


He told me I had a smile perfect for the silver screen.Offered me a hand and a dollar, to be on my way.You told me my pink lips were perfectly kissabl..
Explosive

Explosive

A Poem by Jaybird


You exercised my trust,as I exorcised yours;Our fingers entwined as we fell back,I let you fall awayand crumble like a ruined building,Tears were my t..
Letters

Letters

A Poem by Jaybird


I'm staring at the old love letterthat I wrote youa juvenile confession of theworkings of a stuck-together heartmade from cliches of love that I see i..
A Lantern

A Lantern

A Poem by Jaybird


She stood at the edge of the cliff,a lantern in tones of orange and duskclutched to her side with whitened knuckles,her cheeks pinched rouge by the wi..
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A Poem by Jaybird


You broke melike the sunlight that filtersthrough the trees in a forest,interrupted by the canopyand the light that disappatedbefore it hit the ground..