I am more than the shallow breaths that escape my aching lungs, billowing up in a little white puff against the chilly, moonlit night. I am more than the weight you’ve forced me to carry on my shoulders. I am more than the distant, far-off look in my empty eyes. I am more than the bones you cracked in anger or bruised for the fun of it. I am more than the blood you spilled, for I have turned all that pain into something different. Something you can never touch.
I have turned my blood into ink. It slides down my skin like a caress. It flows in my veins and coats my insides like body armor. And it makes my mind come alive like you never could.
© Sarah Doughty
Image courtesy of Laura Makabresku
Sarah Doughty is the tingling wonder-voice behind Heartstring Eulogies. She’s also the author of The Silence Between Moonbeams, her poetry chapbook, and the acclaimed novels and novellas of the Earthen Witch Universe. Good news, they’re all offered for free, right here! To learn more about how awesome Sarah is, check out her website, stalk her on Goodreads, or both.
Thank you so much for this prompt and for giving my words a home to shine. 💖💖💖
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Always happy to publish your amazing words Sarah!
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I’ll be reposting tomorrow. 😊
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I love the “coats my insides like body armor.”
So wonderful!
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Wonderful!
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Reblogged this on SimplySO and commented:
Another poem from the extraordinary Sarah Doughty.
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She is indeed extraordinary
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Love this!
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Sarah, this is timeless and so expressive. Beautiful in its quiet strength.
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