Holly Fine

Mrs. Self Destruct

I want to run until the veins slither
Out of my body, blue highways
Across continents, the ones I once drove
With the approximation of freedom.

I want to eat every eucalyptus branch
Until splinters push out of my pores.
My skin, unfurling like the paper bark,
White and thin and nothing at all.

I want my lungs to empty
Into sonic boom. Shocks ripple,
Rip the atoms, smash every light.
Leave my rage boxed up in the void.

I want my body to crumple
Like a crocheted blanket given to a child,
Found frayed on the floor,
Used for the last time.

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Holly Fine is a poet residing in Los Angeles, California. She grew up in Riverside, CA, and attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied history and creative writing. She likes to dabble in interactive fiction writing, screenwriting, and stand-up comedy. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Sad Girl Diaries and The Poeming Pigeon. Find her on Twitter or Instagram @holleeze.