POEM STARTER
Submitted by Maranda Quinn
Write a poem which includes the motif of doors.
Whether open or closed, doors can be used to represent many different things.
Under My Skin
Buzzing and biting
Begging to be let out
Boiling and scratching
Under my skin
No matter what I do
The door stays firmly shut.
I snarl, behind a smooth and calm facade.
I growl, as my words come out sweet and diplomatic.
I smile, but behind my eyes,
A million ways to ruin your life fly past.
You’re lucky for my discipline,
You’re lucky for my kindness,
Because everytime you wrong me-
Everytime you fuck me over- it’s
Buzzing and biting
Begging to be let out.
Boiling and scratching
Under my skin.
No matter what I do
The door stays firmly shut.
I don’t think you appreciate
The amount of restraint it takes
To be this good.
You don’t know that
You’re poking at a monster.
But its claws are clipped so short they bleed:
Leashed and muzzled, perhaps no worry’s needed…
Buzzing and biting
Begging to be let out
Boiling and scratching
Under my skin
No matter what I do
The door stays firmly shut.
Lucky for the world, but…
Scratch marks on my skin:
If my nails were longer
There’d be blood.
Bitemarks on my hands:
If you pushed me further
I’d pierce flesh.
How long will I last?
