Kaiya Knox


Writing

Author's Revenge

I need some paper, all I have is skin— / and skin won’t win the battle raging here / between the words and mental blocks within / my head. Why don’t I have some paper near? / Why is my p…

Maine

With painted eyes and salty lips, I felt / a flower blooming. Roots grew deep beneath / the fertile soil and caused the snow to melt. / My leaves were sun-bound, soaking in each breath. / Warm water, …

Villanelle, Work in Progress

I should have known better than to fall, / To climb that cliff you’d toss me down. / I am so small, I am so small. Your chill makes my skin crawl / Away from your eyes, your seas that drown. …

The Beautiful

This just goes to show that we had something beautiful, / but at the heart of it… / It was dark. / And because of that dark heart, / the blood was dark. / And because of a wound, dark, / the dar…

yesterday, the nineteenth of May

how was your day yesterday? / did you feel the pain, / did you feel it all the way? / ‘cause I’m telling you now / I don’t think you’ll ever know / how I felt on the nineteenth…

inspiration

I can’t stand this lack of word / staring at me from a / blank page / taunting in a cruel way / pointing out my flaws / while keeping my hands tied / down / untalentedboringrepetitive / I can al…

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