THAT GIRL.

001.   crack glass against the wall  & revel in the shards, this is your heart on the ground, sharp edged glory & linoleum. you are mismatched, mistake, mislead. you are whole  & apart  & in between.

002.   break your own bones. bend them into stars   &  the shape of the sun. know that they are beautiful, bend them into concrete brick &  stone wall, know that they are strong.

003.   your mouth woulds words you were taught not to speak. that drumbeat call to war you feel against your ribs is the breath in your lungs. in  &  out  &  in again. steady now, your hands are shaking.

001.   crack glass against the wall  & revel in the shards, this is your heart on the ground, sharp edged glory & linoleum. you are mismatched, mistake, mislead. you are whole  & apart  & in between.

002.   break your own bones. bend them into stars   &  the shape of the sun. know that they are beautiful, bend them into concrete brick &  stone wall, know that they are strong.

003.   your mouth woulds words you were taught not to speak. that drumbeat call to war you feel against your ribs is the breath in your lungs. in  &  out  &  in again. steady now, your hands are shaking.

001.   crack glass against the wall  & revel in the shards, this is your heart on the ground, sharp edged glory & linoleum. you are mismatched, mistake, mislead. you are whole  & apart  & in between.

002.   break your own bones. bend them into stars   &  the shape of the sun. know that they are beautiful, bend them into concrete brick &  stone wall, know that they are strong.

003.   your mouth woulds words you were taught not to speak. that drumbeat call to war you feel against your ribs is the breath in your lungs. in  &  out  &  in again. steady now, your hands are shaking.

chessys:

Sara Shepard, The Perfectionists (via wordsnquotes)