Black and Blue
By: Nartey Tettey Isaac
Isaac Nartey is a writer who says what he means without stating it outright. His work lives between the lines, where honesty feels safest.
Pieces of me live on through ink and desperation
I scream my lungs out in blue and black ink
as I await my salvation
Panic
Doubt
Anger
Fear,
fuel my depression.
For a moment I cease to be in existence
as l put my mind and soul into a tiny page
and hope it doesn't boil over
I cut myself open
and all that comes out is blue and black ink.
My fingers move across the paper and for awhile,
life is good again
and I'm back in 2017.
Basically teleported,
the tech for this isn't born yet but mine is forged from ink.