Requiem for a Marriage Pt. 1: A Selection of Poems

SPECTRE

Like a secret organisation you infiltrated my mind
Nestling into my darkest crevices
You’re hurting me but your presence is my life support

Your tentacles are choking me from behind my eyes
Clouding my vision with guilty ink
Still I smile and wear your heart on my sleeve

Even in death you’ll swim towards me
Seeping through wood and varnish like saliva
Robbed of rest but not of eternal peace.

I couldn’t be happier
Unless you decide to leave

Illustration by Sanni Pyhänniska.

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