literature

crushed molecules

Deviation Actions

camelopardalisinblue's avatar
Published:
441 Views

Literature Text

there is dirt in my veins:
while a monument, a dirge,
plays me weightless
i carry myself in the echoes


i clothe myself in chemicals
a steady refurbishment--
skin cells live for an average
of three weeks but blood
stains carpet for always
(and some dirt also
cannot be washed clean).
I'd love to know interpretations on this. Is it too vague?


(In case you're interested in my own meaning, there's a lot of symbolism, but it's an emotional piece about wanting to self harm after a dental visit stirred up a lot of things from the past.)

"dirt in my veins" is a reference to shame & guilt over childhood SA; the dirge is dissociation.
"clothe myself in chemicals" is a direct reference to my own preferred form of self harm.


**EDIT
This poem has been included in the following features:
dA love for everyone! #76:dalove:         :la:         :dalove:         :la:         :dalove:
As the title suggests, this news article’s goal is to spread the dA love into everyone’s heart! You will find here a little bit of everything, from awesome interviews with talented artists, art features, group promotion to random deviants' features. I hope you will find this informative and entertaining!
Interviewed artist: *OmriKoresh :iconomrikoresh:
:bulletyellow: Tell us what defines you as a person.
I am an artist. I paint in oils, i create sculptures and digital art. I try to be diverse and have different kinds of art expressed out. So all i have to say is that my art defines me.
:bulletyellow: How did you find out about deviantART and why did you join the community?
It was in high school and a frie
Issue Three of Modern Day Fairytales is OUT!Hello everyone! A quick update to let you all know that Issue Three of MDF is out and features some of the most brilliant writers on dA and outside of dA! Here are some of their biographies to read!
Kim Peter Kovac loves telling stories - on stage with plays for young audiences, on the page with poems, prose poems, creative non-fiction, mostly for adults. 
Chen Yuan Wen rose from the streets, so he could write in the skies. On deviantart, he is known as WordofChen.
Matthew "Crash" has been creative writing for the past nine years. He began writing punk music lyrics in at the age of fifteen and has developed several interests in creative writing including two books (in progress), a television comedy (in progress), electronic music/lyrics and poetry. On deviantart, he is known as RejectedSavior.
NEW CATEGORY
And finally to ce
Comments21
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
UntamedUnwanted's avatar
This gorgeous piece of writing has been featured here: untamedunwanted.deviantart.com…