Prayer of Devotion

A poem about mental health struggles and period pain

By Rowan RileyPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read

Between my thighs

Under some cover of night

I spill some fresh blood

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Slash with unseen blades

Call your men to arms

This is war of the corpus

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Precise in my needlework

Shameful of the handiwork

I beseech some Death God

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Three slashes, that’s it

If I’m finished, we’re done

If it’s over, you lose

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Bargains for not

Gods for nothing

Prone before you

I beg for the courage to see this deed done

I've been writing since I was very young and am trying to put myself out there by sharing some of my works, both new and old.

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Written by Rowan Riley