brittle, used
i still my stomach for good
uncross my legs
reach my toes out to the floor
i panic about my ass not being used for sitting
i am a cynic with a bad word under
my tongue
i lay somewhere, tucked somewhere
i say i will be better
i will stretch, branch out
poke my cheeks and force dimples
i can listen, but
i am not a child
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I really enjoyed this poem
i like the line breaks you used for this poem especially for the lines surrounding “my tongue”
From the title through the last word, just a wonderful read!!