I Don’t Need You

Cat Kelso
Cat Kelso
Sep 5, 2018 · 1 min read

Fuck you and your understanding disguise.

Shove your pity back past your greedy mouth

and swallow it.

My fear turns orange in my ears,

but never splashes from my lips.

It is not for you to clothe yourself in,

And warm yourself from the heat of my burning heart.

I am nothing like flame,

I am like phoenix.

Rising up, wild, alone,

brave.

And you, tweezers in hand

to pluck the wings from my back.

But I dance away, hot foot.

And I steal your smirk,

with liberty

and burnt sienna.

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