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I Wanted To Be Naked

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December 9, 2002
Stripping oneself in layers like an onion. I Wanted To Be Naked by ladygekko is a wonderful twist on introspection and expression. Please read! (Selected by ^faithwalker)
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I wanted to be naked
So I took off all my clothes
And stood in front of the mirror
In pink underwear and black bra.
Wasn't enough.

I was still dressed,
Still perfectly decent.
I wanted to be naked.

I took off my bandanna,
My earrings,
Even the one that doesn't come off.
I took off my cuffs,
My rubber bracelets,
One at a time.
And dropped it all on the counter.

It still wasn't enough.
I still had the glitter of silver and black.
I wanted to be naked.

I peeled my nailpolish,
Chipping my nails in the process.
I took off my wrist chains,
Feeling my life leave along with them,
Feeling my wrist get lighter and lighter.
Goodbye Geneviève.
I wanted to be naked.

I looked at myself in the mirror
And it still wasn't enough.
There was more.

I scratched away at the scars
From my failed operation,
From my dislocation
From my wheelchair.
I tore them out and pulled the pain out with it.
I yanked the pain out of my head,
Migraines for sale.

I wanted to be naked.
Without clothes, jewelry
Or pain.
Hmmm. A sister obesession I have with my total silence one.

To do the things described in the first part would take me over 10 minutes because of the silver bracelets. They're extensive to remove. Geneviève is the mistake I fell in love with, once upon a time. She was a girl, to answer everyone.

Update: Fixed the typo. Thanks ~triptychr
© 2002 - 2024 ladygekko
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Puffun's avatar
I kinda liked this, tho i woulda liked it better if it werent sorted in dark.