Stripped

April Fox
skin stripped, naked
wraparound arms and muscles red and bloody
organs bare and seething

mirrors everywhere

how can this be real
standing pale and cold in the sun

i could close my hands around my breath
and capture it to save
for later
if i had the will to stay alive
i might

jump off fall down don't
let me
fall

ladder tacked tight straight down
amp steps fear until
skin finds skin and
the floor is under all of this
stepped on worn out
was this ever nothing

i don't think it could have been

naked ugly shaking
ripped apart and patched together
with a smile

Published by April Fox

When she isn't writing for sites like livestrong and typef, April can usually be found with her head in a book, lying in the sun blowing bubbles, or perched near the stage listening to music and trying to av...  View profile

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  • Laura Cone3/31/2011

    creative

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