spool
gazing toward comfort
tagged, slipshod
uncontrollably deceptively
blank
the feeling
simple cutting past defenses
words heart
gripping
i have known unravelings and disorder
i have learned decay
tender unable to move
we embrace the overwhelming
and melt into oblivion
familiar contours of important truths
stuck in hindsight
observe regret decisions
self-destruct further break enough
bear the burden
we’ve made our own mirror
we see ourselves and allow crudity
detail
undiluted
complexity in common
you have strength seared in struggle
it matters
tagged, slipshod
uncontrollably deceptively
blank
the feeling
simple cutting past defenses
words heart
gripping
i have known unravelings and disorder
i have learned decay
tender unable to move
we embrace the overwhelming
and melt into oblivion
familiar contours of important truths
stuck in hindsight
observe regret decisions
self-destruct further break enough
bear the burden
we’ve made our own mirror
we see ourselves and allow crudity
detail
undiluted
complexity in common
you have strength seared in struggle
it matters
This is an erasure poem.
Source: Lindsay, Rachel. “Rachel Lindsay's Rx Proves Comics Are Perfect for Tackling Mental Illness.” Vulture, 4 Sept. 2018.
building
say you lack ambition to blossom
into story. troubled, bizarre, obsolete.
a version of the gradual
melt down. fantasies, yet--
never lose momentum.
learn more about divergence between
our world and us: our history.
their history.
we stop
parallel.
worlds approach. put together
the seamless (the most challenging).
radiate love uninterrupted.
into story. troubled, bizarre, obsolete.
a version of the gradual
melt down. fantasies, yet--
never lose momentum.
learn more about divergence between
our world and us: our history.
their history.
we stop
parallel.
worlds approach. put together
the seamless (the most challenging).
radiate love uninterrupted.
This is an erasure poem.
Source: Riesman, Abraham. “How Maniac's Creators Approached Mental Illness.” Vulture, Vulture, 24 Sept. 2018.
Rachel Tanner is an Alabamian writer whose work has recently appeared in Peach Mag, 8 Poems, The Rising Phoenix Review, and elsewhere. She tweets @rickit.