Stripped

butcher my feelings and 

declare the act as third degree

coat my body thickly with 

honey and release a hive of bees

cut down all the orange trees so 

I can’t get a source of vitamin C

made me scream so loud that 

my voice can no longer sing

captured me like a bird 

and clipped off my wings

take away everyone I love because

you want to watch me grieve

vanished everything that 

once made me happy

truth is, when I’m alone 

I find myself in sanguinity

and I’m afraid to let that 

be taken away from me

I can freely express my femininity

a goddess on her way to reaching divinity

people have too big of an ego, 

they think they are forcibly powerful

I stay away from those who will try so 

hard to have me under their control

I prefer to seep inside people’s minds and 

get intimate by staring into another’s eyes

- Leah Rae