if dem break
you heart
just
forget the anesthesia
just rip off
the bandage
rub salt in you wound
and then you go scream
loud to de sky
then
let go of de pain
and breathe...............
then
plunge a hand inside
dem chest
rip out dem heart
fling it on the floor
jump and stomp
till dead and red ooze
from the muscle
of you foe
see how dem go feel
when dem break
you heart
and don't
give a dam'
dem who feel it
surely know it
salt fo' salt
if dem cops catch you
just tell em
'it wasn't me
t'was the ole
metaphor
that did
gone and done it'
S.A.L.T. Such A Lovely Thing.
that bleeds.
About the Creator
Novel Allen
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. ~~ Rabindranath Tagore~~
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Comments (13)
this will be top story, or i'll eat my hat.
This is a masterpiece. I could so clearly hear the speaker in my head. It made this poem not only incredibly memorable but powerful. So much passion too!
Great free versing. I smell a top story.
Great imagery on what Salt feels in a wound
nice
Love your choice of dialect. Really made this piece so special.
I love the authenticity & dialect! Sending u a Gigantic hug of comfort! Blessings 2 you always! ☺️
Yeah. Go get em. Love this.
We appreciate the raw emotion and intensity of your words in this piece, thank you very much for sharing, love your works, hope to read more, subscribed.
I love everything about this... The dialect, the flow, the images, the deeper meaning and best of all the acronym!!! Great work, Novel.
Love the language and the shape of this
What a creativity you have ! You are a wordsmith .
Omggggg, this is everything that I loveeeeee! So bloody, intense and delicious! I devoured your poem!