LUST BITTEN

She tells herself

That it doesn’t really matter

He’s just a boy

She’s just a girl

And this is just a moment

At a Junior High dance

And yet it hurts

Because rejection feels like

Holding her heart in her palm

And piercing her nails through it

This won’t be her last

But the first 

Tastes like blood

To someone who’s never 

Bitten their tongue

36″ x 48″

1 1/2″

Acrylic on Canvas