Gold

my hands ache from trying to squeeze blood from stone

my tongue is heavy with the silt I’ve swallowed

hoping to filter gold dust through my teeth

Elyssa Tappero

Elyssa Tappero is a queer pagan who writes creatively about mental illness, spirituality, queerness, nature, death and disasters, and how it feels to be alive for the end of the world (which is pretty not great). You can find more of her work at onlyfragments.com and follow her on Twitter at @OnlyFragments.

Http://onlyfragments.com
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