graphite knife

filthy quills
blackening
virginal
vellum

poisoned ink
bleeding through
chapters of
pure life

graphite knife
sever the seam
unbind the threaded horror

overturn
pages of blood
signed by the silenced author

leaking pens
inscribing
impression
trenches

toxic fumes
bloodshot eyes
paralyzed
cruel high

graphite knife
sever the seam
unbind the threaded horror

overturn
pages of blood
signed by the silenced author

alive, becoming the human within
alive, becoming the human within

graphite knife
sever the seam
unbind the threaded horror

overturn
pages of blood
signed by the silenced author