Emmy J.M. Powell : Writing

Gelatin

Gelatin

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


I cannot get rid ofthis empty feelingit's as if I tooka tablespoon in my handand hollowed myself outlike a past-ripe cantaloupeTime is like off-brand ..
Clothes Line

Clothes Line

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


You know,I want to be normalI want to be ableto answer the phone at workwithout having to takea gargantuan breath firstand then stutteringand getting ..
Prokaryotes

Prokaryotes

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


everything I look atis buzzing with atomssurfaces with leftover heatfrom the hands of otherstwitching with cellsstinging with mitesswarming with littl..
A Big Question

A Big Question

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


You'd been comatose for a few days already, but you'd wake up for these random little bits of time just to yell at us, and we couldn't reall..
I Know

I Know

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


When it comesI knowthat last time,it only lastedfor a few daysBut each timethat sadness hits,it doesn't feel temporaryIt does not feelas if it will go..
Steam

Steam

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


I always felt this angeras if it was bubbling up insidelike a scorching pan spitting oilonto whoever it could reachI am frightened that one daysomeone..
Brain

Brain

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


my jaw locks helplessly,words come out with difficulty,every joint of me trembles,my palms get slippery with sweat,the backs of my ears beat along wit..
Detriment

Detriment

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


You made yourself at home in the sulcuses of my brainTook off your fraying sneakers withinthe hallways of my capillaries Left your clothes clumsily he..
Is That Still Murder?

Is That Still Murder?

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


stuck in this emotionlike pennies in a glass jarwithout a labelandgodwould I killjust to figure outwhat it waswould I kill myselfjust to figure outwha..
I Cannot Fix You

I Cannot Fix You

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


"I'm kind of... broken," you told me, irises cast down. Your long fingers reached behind to the back of your neck, and I knew you were about to scratc..