Disregard

Her one wish. 

She asked for one thing. 

And you didn't give it to her. 

She gave so much to you, and you disrespected her. 

Why? 
 

Mercury

VT

18 years old

More by Mercury

  • By Mercury

    Union

    Love should be a warm blanket 
    not a dance over hot coals, crumbs in your bedsheets 
    or threatening glances
    And if it is a dance, let it be one 
    where I am yours and you belong to me. 
  • Who am I

    (spoken word performance)

    I once described myself as a river
    I flow, I change, I fill spaces the way that they need to be filled. 
    I am like a tree, reaching my roots into the ground, the dirt sliding up my skin

  • Storm Warning

    (meant to be read out loud) 


    It came when I didn't expect it, and it cried 
    Like a child, it screamed longer than it should've 
    and I couldn't ignore it, nobody could