they ask so much
and they’ll take it all
if you don’t willingly give a little
and I try
goddamnit I do
but I’ll be the first to tell my own secret
how I rarely ever have the right words
bound tongue that belongs to no one
rocks in my throat
stumble and fall over and over
then I promise myself to give nothing further
but it chafes
until it detonates
then it becomes
the match to the fire
the slit of the throat
the free fall off the cliff
if I could explain
I would
but this is exactly my problem
because I know nothing of middle ground
so I go to the ends of it
with love, with violence, with indifference
even if I cannot return
The Blood and the Bones is the pseudonym for a former lover of a US servicemember. Follow her here.
What’s happening at VetRep…
Listen to our interview this week with Scott Cottrell on the Savage Wonder Podcast.
VetRep is thrilled to present “God of Carnage” by Yazmina Reza for the month of September. A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.
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We are currently offering multiple dates for our online and in-person Playwriting for Veterans classes, and our Acting for Beginners class is now being offered weekly every Saturday from 10am-12pm. Scholarships for qualifying veterans, as well as multi-class passes are available. Registration details can be found here.