THE JUST.

she must be mad is the debut poetry book by writer charly cox. it’s described as “a mental coming-of-age documented through poetry and prose written by someone who’s still in the thick of it.” if you like what you can find here, please consider supporting the author and buying it. 

𝙿𝙰𝚁𝚃 𝙾𝙽𝙴 : 𝚂𝙷𝙴 𝙼𝚄𝚂𝚃 𝙱𝙴 𝙸𝙽 𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴

they  will  always  exit  too  early 

you  will  grow  stronger  in  it,  if  you  try

you  share  pancakes  but  struggle  to look  at  each  other

you  never  got  to  tell  him  how  your  heart  held  out

they  don’t  sound  like  firsts

tell  your  body  it’s  anxiety  isn’t  a  passion  to  burst  on  him

my  best  teachers  were  disguised  as  lovers 

each  line  and  freckle  a  constellation  on  your  torso.

time  stopped  to  matter

i  could  mutter  an  uttering  of  offers

i  could  rhyme  anything  together  and  it’d  still  be  enough

it’s  wine  on  a  saturday  and  lies  that  you  learn  as  foreplay 

it  is  what  it  is  until  it  isn’t  quite  it  anymore

something  which  once  bought  pleasure  is  now  forbidden

she  breathes  a  sigh  drenched  in  yawns  for  coffee

i  feel  safe  because  you’ve  said  it

i  watched  you  close  your  eyes  and  forget  it  for  a  second 

i’m  bemused  and  sad  and  thinking 

there is  plenty  of  room  for  explicits  in  complicity

an  octopus  has  three  hearts

he  doesn’t  have  to  unpick  beauty  from  sense  or  smarts  from  lust

i  bet  it’s  a  secret  emotional  hassle

how  does  he  feel  anything  when  he’s  got  capacity  for  so  much?

you  conjured  colours  i  couldn’t  see

i  apologise  before  its  beauty

i  almost  wanted  them  to  sound  like  a  flood

you  are  a  worthy  warrior

you  are  an  unwanted  potato  in  a  packet

we  fall  into  a  depth  of  expectation

mistaken  as  a  mistake 

love  isn’t  what  you  thought

your  heart  is  filled  with  chest  banging  love

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