Poetry: Selections from Rachel B Velebny

just something to say

pull my voice from my throat

put it on strings

tease and tug until it speaks

no bad vibes under the

burning spotlight that brands

mistakes into my skin

never to be mistaken for a

girl who knows how to lie

in the appropriate attitude

without breaking the spell

of the fourth wall between

reality and the truth that

strains against my strings

aching to be screamed

i never wanted to be

on this stage

the end

there’s a crack in the corner of my eye

hovering black

a crack in the world

 

whispers floating out sing a spell

across my skin

a pleading promise

 

to turn my head towards

the knowledge of every pain

demanding my hands

tear down the rest of the world

you know i knew it

when i finally got a translation

key and understood

the text i couldn’t believe

everyone told

the same story

about me

Rachel B Velebny (she/her) is a writer currently residing in Barcelona. Originally from the United States, Rachel has been living in Europe since 2009.