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Nail Polish

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You seemed like a good idea at the time
A pick me up, a new leaf, a challenge
Though there was the matter of convincing myself that you'd suit me.
There you sat, in all your glory
Shimmering colours that I normally would have shied away from
But hey! Change is good, we all need a little change.

I tried so hard to stay in the lines, I really did
And I tried so hard not to upset you
I thought I might faint from your noxious emissions but I held on with a smile
Surely, we'd turn out fine.
Just a bit more to smooth things here, a little clean up there
A bit of flailing and all is set--now then, that wasn't so bad.

And now to protect you, from myself
From my clawing and my cleaning and my cooking
From my picking and my prodding and my poking
From my scratching and scraping and such.
Keeping you pristine is my utmost concern, I'm sure I'll get used to you
As long as I don't fuck this up.

But the first chip flaked off this morning
And I'm a little nervous, I admit
I am having second thoughts about you and I, and in fact
I really wish I hadn't done this.
I can't help but worry you now, you're like a scab that I can't let heal
I must remove every trace of you from my fingers, I MUST do it, and I will.

And as the last of you disappears, a sigh of relief escapes
You are gone now, not a speck remains
It's like you were never there, and I am the same as I have always been.
I am stronger now, and wiser, and I won't repeat my mistakes
I've had enough of you to last me a lifetime, but...
I am still tempted by your shimmer.
© 2014 - 2024 yexy
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slenderblade's avatar
beautiful, toxic, fleeting nail polish.

You should note me about this poem. 
:hug: