Papercut | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Papercut

Papercut

September 12, 2011
By raggedyanarchy PLATINUM, Jackson, Mississippi
More by this author
raggedyanarchy PLATINUM, Jackson, Mississippi
31 articles 3 photos 13 comments
View profile

Thin red lines rising over the horizon
Bubbling out of long volcanic craters

Scarlet drops that leak and drown
The distant molecules around me

Sharp sparks of lightning
Too late to pull the paper away

From the naked, exposed veins
That hurry between my fingers

Rusty liquid slips down my hand
And defines its shape and ability

© Leidy E., Spartanburg, SC

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Broken Glass
By Anonymous
Poetry
Lightning
By Rachel Bellah BRONZE
Seattle, Washington
Rachel Bellah BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
View profile
Poetry
Alice
By Keasbey GOLD
La Habra Heights, California
Keasbey GOLD, La Habra Heights, California
12 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I will no longer pray on my knees, to a god who's left me so many times. I will no longer pray on my knees, to a god who won't answer my call."

View profile
Poetry
Nothing good comes from Pyromania
By Nelle PLATINUM
Crewkerne, Other
Nelle PLATINUM, Crewkerne, Other
21 articles 10 photos 49 comments
View profile
Poetry
Praying for October
By Poe_poe SILVER
DeMotte, Indiana
Poe_poe SILVER, DeMotte, Indiana
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
you see me
By XxUnforgivenLovexX SILVER
Des Moines, Iowa
XxUnforgivenLovexX SILVER, Des Moines, Iowa
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
to be or not to be that is the question

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.