Swallow Me Whole | Teen Ink

Swallow Me Whole

December 7, 2009
By abresusojos BRONZE, Delray Beach, Florida
abresusojos BRONZE, Delray Beach, Florida
2 articles 1 photo 0 comments

I’m made of strings and snow,
Liquid wood drips from my bones,
And my clothes have imaginary holes,
To let my body’s breath flow.

Yesterday I saw a girl in red,
Dive right off the rusted pier,
Like a perfect burning flame,
With a sole mission to disappear.

And as she came up to the surface,
Water trickled down her face,
And she took that gasp of air,
That says you’re free, you’re free.

So I walked down to the shore,
And kissed the water at my feet,
I felt a love like no other,
Had to let her swallow me.

So it was hands first and head last,
A swift plunge into what’s pure,
Eyes closed and dreams alive,
As if this is what I was made for.

I said I’m free, I’m free.


Similar Articles

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 1 comment.


on Jan. 19 2010 at 2:51 pm
AbbotRabbit GOLD, Abolana, District Of Columbia
11 articles 0 photos 1028 comments

Favorite Quote:
This poem has great flow and insight.<br /> I really enjoyed it.<br /> Lovely poem darling =]<br /> -Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-<br /> XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx

This poem has great flow and insight.

I really enjoyed it.

Lovely poem darling =]

-Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-

XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx