Ava Kauffman
Ava Kauffman
I’ve always found knives beautiful
The shine, strength
A perfect weapon
I crave death
As children screech
With excitement
Huddled in groups
How that will change
Screams fill my ears
Blood splattered, bodies split
The desire grows to remorse
…_oh what have I done_...
208 days
30 weeks
7 months
That’s how long I was with you
It’s how long I was my happiest,
Most adventurous, growing self
I had trusted you
But that trust had evaporated into the clear sky
Sending me spiraling
And not handing me a parachute
Plummeting me to my death
It was 221 days
31 weeks
7 months
Of heartbreak
Growth
And confusion
I’ve found heartbreak as a comfort
And a death
While a...
My brain is known for
Miss interpreting truth
From fantasy
The shadows lurk around me
Figures move like waves
Merely hidden
With no good intention
Heavy stares
Penetrating my body
Knowing they’re found
Sucking the spirit of
The unaware
Leaving them barely thriving
Knowing this is no
Fantasy
I pray...