The body wants to warn the tribe

(March 2023. Written on the Red Line T in Boston. Pretty sure there’s no more emo poetry for a long time after this last bit. Thanks for indulging me hehe 🙂

The body wants to warn the tribe of its trauma,
And so squeezes tightly around it as around a sandgrain
Preserving and pressing pain into a priceless pearl.
It cannot help but wish you to rub its round belly
Pregnant with a message of dangerous beauty.

Please, tell me I made something meaningful.
I make mistakes into art to share with you—
Please, tell me this ache is worth it.