literature

carry me.

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autumn rain is the prettiest, isn't it?
she sits there, staring out the window,
stirring her hot tea.

you sigh and press the cigarette
between your teeth
because you're trying not to stare
at the scratches cropped up on her arms.

you're the prettiest.

she runs her finger
over the edge of the knife
sleeping by her mug.

that's what he told me.

you meet her gaze,
misery grey swollen,
and she raises the mug to her lips.

do you want to tell me about him?

she taps her nails
against the table. that's what his heartbeat
would have sounded like.
she smiles at you.
she moves back a little
and then holds her cup upside down,
the hot liquid rushing out,
scarring along the table, the floor.

you gasp and leap up.

that's what he looked like,
all down my legs.


you stare at her,
silent, and she turns toward the window.
he blamed me.
her nails perch on her wrist,
waiting to bruise. autumn rain is the prettiest;
it tries to save what's already dead.
EDIT: since so many people want me to make this more clear in this poem itself, and i don't want to because i like the way this reads...i'll just say it here: this poem could mean anything to anyone. for me, this is about a woman talking to her friend about her miscarriage and how her boyfriend/husband blames her for it. but make of it what you want, because what i meant to write doesn't mean it's the only way this can be read/felt. thank you.

i'm in a wonderfullllllllll mood, although my writing as of late might be misleading haha

i guess my happiness has given me the freedom to expand my writing

i hope you like this. i do.

i am entering this into this contest: [link]

and the prompt is: Sinister Memories
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0hgravity's avatar
a powerful piece.
a hard-hitting last line.