It was my faultMaybe mostly or moreMy trauma, my trigger, my reactionMy emotions to feelTo resolve and to healMy wiring, my chemistry, my brainI needed to talkTo resolve and to healI needed to talk toI needed to tai needed to talkNevermindThank you for your time-Melissa Donley
Busted Stitch
Unknowingly my neighbor busted a stitch in my vulnerableRaw and mangled it spilled everywhereIt took me too long to realize the seams had always been poorly tacked at bestI scooped it up to ask, but the hurt strangled tightI knocked on the door and rung the bellLeft a note under […]
Wallpaper
The walls were papered and named a garden.No soil. No water. Nothing to till and seed.Arid brittle flakes.The room a stagnant cage.No bed for real to root in.No nutrients to heal the withered.There are no blooms in dead air.This is where I leave you.-Melissa Donley
Junkie
You sayDon’t wanna be meNever gonna see meHow can you believe meCall meString of bad newsPoison in the brewWhat’s a man got to doYou takeAll of the praiseLeave me to shameWithout a nameYeah you’reReady to scoreCreaks on the floorBreath at the doorBegging for moreBaby, moreBaby, moreBut I don’tLive there anymore-Melissa […]
EMDR Therapy
It didn’t matter to themRequests brushed away, no initiative takenI didn’t matter to themRejection, abandonmentIt’s not about themWounds linking, decades difficult to healTrauma triggered on repeatNo tools, no manual, empty co-pilot seatSad for me, learning the hard wayHaving to learn so much, so lateAlways reaching nothingI learnedI finally learnedTo not […]
Rabies
PoopmageddonCleaning the toiletPoopmageddonGonna catch rabiesPoopmageddonCleaning the toiletPoopmageddonGONNA CATCH RABIES!Where did all these splatters come from?How could that escape a bum?Please eat some fiber, a vegetable, a fruitReign in the ricochet of the wet tootsNow I feel sorry for your tiny tushAnd the horrors seen by the scrub brushCrime scene tape, […]
Bye Bye Bunny
Bashed through the gate, smashed the warning signDidn’t read the print, signed the dotted lineWhat a good boy, now you’re all mineSit, obey, watch me take my timeHe gave JTT a run for his moneyCouldn’t see straight with a taste of my honeyHe stumbled, he staggered, talked real funnyWhere you […]
Wherever You Are, Keep Walking
Right side up, your key doesn’t fit.There’s no space for your self-importance.No beer in the fridge. I threw out your stash.I fixed the sink and sold your bike for cash.I changed the photos in the frames,Split our sides laughin’, playing games.The kids don’t ask when you’re coming home.We got us, […]
How To Call The Insurance Company
2:10Write down the questions to ask the insurance companyArrange the easel pieces to assemble laterPut trash in the bagGrab a snackOrganize the snack binStart the kettlePut away the clean dishesSteep yesterdays leavesAdd dirty forks to the dishwasherShake out the rugOpen a document to jot down these side questsOpen another piece […]
I Spoke With Your God
I spoke with your godOf what I gaveOf what you tookMy anemic veins splayedLife pouring into youSplashing in your mouthSticky in your poresA special blendSlow to coagulateFresher, longerBottomless vessel, you lapped it upUnworthyThat’s okay. You keep it. You need it.I always make more.Empty, cold silence, refusedThat was too much.On your […]