The Secret Sorcerer Society
Readings

“regarding an incident on october 20, 2020”

dancing off the edge of the world
tired of all the motion and the sickness
it's been five years and I'm not sure if I've gotten
better or so much fucking worse

(I feel like a walking corpse)
(a snake in your garden)

I still hate you for what you did
except
I tell myself I no longer care

I still build bridges to spite the anger and the fear
you drilled into me
I still flinch when someone knocks on the door or
a bell rings too loudly
or when someone looks at me too close
what could they possibly want to know
what could I possibly have to offer them

it couldn't be
anything genuine, I thought for the longest time
those curious eyes must be another face
I'd inevitably want to spit in

but no, five years later, I find
I simply want the luxury of
not having to see your face when I close my eyes
and never having to hide myself from you
or the world
again

-Allēna, 10/20/2025

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