Literature
how to be honest
i was 14 and in love, i was 14 and crying
under a blue trampoline, deciding that day would be a good day
to save my dinner money
for something more important.
i learnt the hard way that stuffing lies behind my ribcage did nothing
but aided them to grow so tall they fell through
and banged hard,
like a ten man band reminding me
that I have swimming pools full of care to give
and nobody to take it,
I just tie my hair back and take off my shoes,
swallow my heart again and let it soak my eyes.
the pathological drinker by my feet cannot help,
the bulimia in my fingertips does not get it out fast enough
And safety pins are not th