Red
Her bloody hands. My
bloody face. Her bloody
hands. My bloody face.
in the Mirror,
see the
in the Mirror,
face
in the Mirror,
pale and White
in the Mirror,
it’s my face
put your Teeth back
Falling Out,
Mirror
put them back
Falling Out,
slide them back in bloody holes
Falling Out,
Mirror
put them back to distract
Falling Out,
try to forget there was a-
Falling Out,
shattered on the floor
the floor
blood dripping
stop drooling
put Teeth back
face needs to be Fixed
wipe mouth,
wipe face,
wipe Red off of-
once pale White
now Red
your Red
you’re the reason there was a-
Falling Out
Her bloody hands. My
bloody face. Her bloody
hands. My bloody face.
my hand is Red,
my mouth is Red,
my arm is Red,
all I see is Red,
seeing Red
being Red
Red
Red
Red
she was Red
she read
a book
the book
covered her face
I say-
then fall
the book fell
face was Red
angry
Red and loud and-
Her bloody hands. My
bloody face. Her bloody
hands. My bloody face.
the chair moved
she stood
her hand
on face
floor
she hit
Teeth
Teeth out
as I hit-
the floor
she knocked them out
I should have kept my mouth shut
trap the Teeth in,
Quiet
should have been Quiet
hush
I shouldn’t of-
don’t open mouth
stay Quiet,
stay silent,
Her bloody hands. My
bloody face. Her bloody
hands. My bloody face.
the Teeth White
now blood stained them Red
clean them off
put them back
I try
don’t fit
they won’t stick
Her bloody hands. My
bloody face. Her bloody
hands. My bloody face.
Fix
Fix it
it needs to be Fixed
Fix her
put them back
it doesn’t work,
the Teeth won’t go back
it doesn’t work,
give up
it doesn’t work,
just give up
no point
Her bloody hands. My
bloody face. Her bloody
hands. My bloody face.
in the Mirror
Teeth still are
Falling Out
no longer White
no longer clean
everything Red
can’t Fix
it’s your fault
should have shut,
should have shut up,
should have stayed Quiet,
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Isabella Aluia is currently a Dakota Highschool senior. They enjoy spending their free time doing anything that involves creativity (drawing, occasionally...