My Heart is a Hot Air Balloon @katherinenzrr - Tumblr Blog

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Here is my heart, exposed, not even on my sleeve, but on the floor between us. I thought I’d left it behind, but I can’t even do that right. Tell me it wasn’t a mistake, tell me this whole thing isn’t over.

Excerpt from my poem “Unwound at the Public Library”

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When they ask you, “What is a prophecy?” tell them the truth. Tell them, It’s screaming into the night when you know no one will hear you, when you know they wouldn't help even if they did. Tell them, It is blood blood blood dripping from the end of a sword; from rocks, smashed into heads; from hands, curled into fists; from your own mouth. Tell them, It’s the still moment When the whole world holds its breath, just before the sun rises. Tell them it is fresh fruit in winter. Tell them it’s your own wrists, bruised from hands which have not yet dared to touch you. When they don’t believe you, remember not everyone can possess the future. Most only have enough strength to die screaming once.

The Prophet, Cassandra

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