November Poem-A-Day: Day 3

Sort of Hurts

My name on your knife mouth
Sounds strange like loose teeth
And coins hitting a wall

My skin in your blade nose
Reeks of teen spirit yellowed
Under chalky white cakes

My eyes in your spear hands
Will not hold the shape of slashes
Gouged into hollow rounds

And it sort of hurts

 

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Today’s prompt: take the phrase “Sort of (blank)” and make it the title of the poem.

The title comes from the song, “Beautiful Mess” by Jason Mraz. The image of the knife comes from “Belief” by Gavin Degraw.

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