as shining stars
hang on dreams
glitter in the dark
in the morning scream

Words
as icicles
frozen stilettos
piercing with their tips
snip at self-esteem

Words
as broken pieces
don’t fit together neatly
tough as leather
or smooth as silk
going down sweet as milk
or sticking in the throat
as chicken bones
cutting with jagged points
disjoint at the foot