Drawing (c) Malicia Frost // Henna Sjöblom
I never wanted your understanding
All I need is a mouth
someone who roars louder than me
someone who grabs first and asks not
whether I’m enjoying it
to block out
my own desires
I have chosen to love the monster
I did not ask for it,
still
I think I’m quite comfortable in here
Being bitten is painful and familiar
I collect his teeth as trophies
like soldiers stacking bullets around their necks
like we used to compare our scars
in middle school
“I think he’s getting more violent,” you whispered
and shivered in terror and ecstasy
over the thought of getting torn apart
at the dinner table that night
Now,
my skin has become a topographic map of wars
that were never recorded in history
My anxious fingers wander up to his jawline
and starts deciphering
where the next impact will strike
so that I might pull my shirt up
make sure it hits the spot
to make me see stars, nebulae bruises
flashing before my eyelids
And it doesn’t matter that he is all teeth
and no bones
I always found it easier
to love the wound
rather than the person inflicting it
[Malicia Frost, or Henna, is a hobbyist writer and an aspiring novelist from Finland. She enjoys surrealism, sci-fi and horror, and her works often deal with mental illness. The drawing is from her sketchbook, a place she likes to illustrate her thoughts. More of her works can be found at her personal blog.]
So not only are you an awesome poet who writes emotional pieces that have the golden ratio of words, but an artist as well. I can’t wait to see more drawings with your work. I love it.
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Thank you so much dear, I can’t even begin to tell you how flattered I am to hear this from you. It put the biggest smile on my face as I was walking home. Thank you so much, I really feel encouraged to post more in the future!
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If I ever need one for a story or book (a drawing) I may ask!
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Sounds good to me! 😉
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What a terrific poem. Great fun, highly inventive, fiercely intelligent. Bingo!
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Thank you so much for the kind words, and glad you liked it!
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Henna this is poignant, dark, brutal and strangely lovely. Well done! You are such a unique talent.
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Oh my, thank you so much my dear friend, I’m so glad you enjoyed this. And thank you for reblogging. I’m blushing reading your words.
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you are most welcome my friend 🙂
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Reblogged this on RamJet Poetry and commented:
Henna strikes again!
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Reblogged this on Dances with Tricksters and commented:
This is so much like what living with bipolar disorder is. Absolutely haunting.
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Reblogged this on Malicia's Malebolge and commented:
My latest poem up on Sudden Denouement, along with my drawing.
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Raw and completely enthralling!
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Thank you dear! :3
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This makes me think of the reaction I had the first time I read your work. I love the way you challenge your audience.
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Jasper, your comment means the world to me, and I’m so glad to hear from you and know you still like my writing. Thank you, my heart swells with pride.
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Wow, such intense imagery. Beautiful piece.
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Thank you so much! Glad you like it.
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Chilling, hypnotic and oddly beautiful.
Haunted by
“My anxious fingers wander up to his jawline
and starts deciphering
where the next impact will strike
so that I might pull my shirt up
make sure it hits the spot
to make me see stars, nebulae bruises
flashing before my eyelids”
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Thank you so much dear, I’m glad you’re pleased with it! And I’m really glad I got the chance to publish it here as well. :3
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The image hypnotizes me as well. I’m so glad you decided to use it.
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It was a new move, using a sketch of my own to complete my writing, and I kind of like it too, for once being able to claim credit for both the text itself and the featured artwork 😉 I’m glad you found it worthy.
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I doubt we could have found a stock photo anywhere that would have done the writing justice the same way your art art did!
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They do belong together. Actually the artwork came first, I scribbled it during a long bus ride a couple weeks ago. Then it further inspired the poem. And I’m glad I can post it here, as it’s way too inappropriate for facebook!
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