literature

Hear me howl.

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Literature Text

Tell me again, Father,
I’m the perfect daughter-

when all I want to be
is the crescent moons
resting like strong soldiers
in the grooves of my palms.

I am but
(outgrown)
lonely bones,
quaking with frostbite,
numbed with rage.

A wolf's jaw:
locked, teeth tearing
into the chilled flesh
of your neck.
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Tomea's avatar
From the first two lines, all I can think about is Ellen Hopkin's Identical. Gods, your writing is so edged with reality its difficult to find a single flaw in it. I love how you write. I hope I can write someday like you can.