I am not fragile
or brainless
these things I must remind myself of
you know how your lungs start to burn while you're
running and it gets hard to breathe?
that's what it feels like but not in my lungs
it's in my stomach and my back
and a little in my throat
it curls its way up my spine and down my legs and up
throughout my arteries
hitting every nerve along the way
it glitters and sparks
which draws attention, of course
people stare as the lightning
rips a path under my skin
when it's finished slowly, excruciatingly
electrocuting my body, it lingers in my eyes
purple ropes and wires wrap themselves around me
stinging like rugburn
-Lily Jones
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