The Lie and How I Was Told It
Johnicia Bailey
Shady | Savannah Colbert | Photography
I. G
sticks and stones
may break bones
spill blood and open wounds
words will always
hurt longer, cut deeper
infect and heal slow
or not at all
killing the soft mushy parts of self
with an apple cutter by candlelight
II. PG-13
diary of
every fat
and ugly
lil
bitch
III. Genesis
In the beginning,
I alone
bested beast, bested everyone,
better than you,
fucked up, too.
King of everything
Queen of nothing
all knowing and good
IV. X-Rated
Mirror, Mirror
On the wall,
What’s the only cure-all?
Sex.