I always remember
the cold—
my adolescent feet
never touched
the ground.
he wouldn’t let me
my bones were porcelain
made, he said
and if I were
to break before
the night fell the whole
house would know
that I removed my veins
before he did.
I always remember
the cold—
I shiver in 90 degree
weather and I am scared
of turquoise in the ocean.
- Efímera Belleza (via efimerabelleza)