Something has been moving through me
Scalding my veins
A venom seeping through my body
Foreign in nature
It is braided with envy and disdain
Laced with evil intent
Eating my liver and kidneys
I am steeped in my own miring pool
I grapple with this intruder
Aching in my sleep
My own uninvited cardinal vice
Oh if I could vomit this toxin!
The catalyst of my poison flutters along
As I gnaw my own cheeks inside my smiling mouth
I taste my own blood
While her audience softly coos
A resentful older sister I have become
Under my ever thinning veneer
I know her murderous plot
Beneath her fresh skin
They’ll forgive her of course.
For she is the beauty I am not
Even her illicit intent
They applaud in shiny waves
The magnifying glass
I hold so close to my nose
To bitterly hate her
Is burning a hole in my own face
Wow! This one’s got teeth and fangs. I am a big fan of straight-up, keep it real kind of poetry. It’s the one place we don’t have to hide what we feel or the realities of what we see in ourselves and others. Keep it up girl! I like it!