#anyways thank rachel for the AU and cyrus for the fic they're both absolutely amazing

[salineroses]

Broken Bread

a poem based on @crimebeach 's fic "break me, i am bread" (which in turn was inspired by @rachelsquill 's tntduo royalty AU)

1

broken bread burnt crisp

dipped in the river

to feed whatever mold may remain

(because there always is

tucked in crevices

rotting flesh down to the grain)

one day turns once a week

and it's a wondrous feat-

that is,

till your counts fall down

from twenty one to three,

and hand in hand

turns hands on feet

turns averting your father's gaze when you meet

your wife friend Sally hides behind veils

she'd tear up, deaf to the crowd's wails

you can't say the sea washes away the hourglass sand before it flows;

you can't say anything at all

(Q your friend love possesses a prelude

to your father's rage, dignified yet crude)

2

you lost the ring in the garden

thanks to someone else's hands-

you don't mind, she wouldn't, he certainly doesn't,

but you can't make your way

to the dinner table

fingers naked to the public

hands red in shame and guilt and the throbbing ache left by a ring that was too tight (didn't fit quite right)

(you hope emerald eyes would catch a glimpse;

it might make this easier)

your love shoves the ring into your palm

and the fear chokes you

as he watches you slip it on

faking faithful, you

fucking coward

#hello cyrus plese stop writing fics that are so tailor made to my brain chemistry /j #i have exam season coming up and I'd really like to pass 12th grade chemistry #but alas #the tntduo must strike #tntduo #poetry #dsmp poetry #<- kinda? #anyways thank rachel for the AU and cyrus for the fic they're both absolutely amazing #don't have time to cross upload to ao3 y'all will have to wait till March