Poetry Inspiration

I feel like poetry is meant to speak for itself. Also, I don't really know the general etiquette for sharing/linking to someone's written word, as opposed to visual art. So for now, I'm only going to link to the poetry I want here with brief previews, not post it in full. At some point I may go through and ask individuals if they'd be alright with me posting the work as well as linking to it, but I'm not in a rush about it.

All this to say, this page is going to be short for now.

i am become / OR / a sonnet for the macbeths

by @two-bees-poetry / Alex Peery Clark

"if i can't have you here, i'll have your ghost."

unnamed 3-part series

by @intactics

"Scio, sweetheart."

Bonus: This comic by @omagpies

yes & no by Natalie Wee

reasons to not kiss him:

1. you weren’t raised to love tender.

2. when he’s around all you do is tremble. when he’s around you want to get on your knees. look how much power he has over you. it’s dangerous.

3. he’s too good at forgiving and you’re too good at violence.

4. you know what they say about monsters. you know what happens to the boys who love them. are you going to do that to him?

5. your hands don’t know how to be gentle. think about the last beautiful thing that shattered in your palms. the fresh rosebuds crumbling between your fingers like a bruise. you wolf-boy, you war machine. you wouldn’t know how to hold something magic and not destroy it.

6. if you hurt him it might kill you.

7. if you hurt him you might kill yourself.

8. you are very bad at rehabilitation. this is one addiction you’d fail to give up. he’s going to ruin you for all other kisses and all other boys and you’ll spend the rest of your life trying to forget his name.

9. you still aren’t sure he isn’t a dream.

10. if you kiss him, you might wake up.

reasons to kiss him:

1. because he’s beautiful.

2. because he asked.

3. because he preceded please with, i’m not afraid of you.