by Jenny Olson
the bit in my mouth
bit in my mouth, hard to talk
reins to control me
bit in my mouth, hard to talk
walk here, no there, wait, come back
bit in my mouth, hard to talk
reins to keep me in check
bit in my mouth, hard to talk
say this, no that, shut up girl, don’t say anything
reins to make me stop
why did I settle for this?
bit in my mouth, tore out
reins dropped by my side
bit in my mouth, no fucking more
hello life, i'm here!
Barbed Wire
always trying to cross
over those barbed wire fences
can’t take the easy
the short way
over
gets stuck
bleeds
clothes get tangled in the barbs
as do her feelings
tangled and mangled
why is she kept out
better question
asks herself
why she needs to get over
what’s on the other side?
barbed wire
needs a pair of wire cutters
she knows the dangers
of barbed wire
knows if she gets stuck
against the fence
and winter comes
she could die
from barbed wire
but she doesn’t stop
not today at least
and not tomorrow
trying to get over that fence made,
of barbed wire
wait!
over there! that way!!
concertina wire
something to make her feel
as the pain is much again
of how the men in her life
took it all away