My Clothes Speak to Men For Me
(But I'm the Crazy Bitch)
by Elfie
My Clothes Speak to Men For Me (But I'm the Crazy Bitch)
A floral dress asked for:
razor blade fingernails
leaving cuts too shallow
to kill, too quick to heal
for a promise of love
(This was not love)
Tailored shorts asked for:
sandpaper palms
striking matchstick legs
I just want to feel your warmth
feel my body ablaze
with horror
Pyjamas asked for:
blackmail breath
peeling off layers
with words alone
leaving behind
a girl of stone
What they really asked for:
nothing.
Elfie
Elfie is a writer and poet, mainly of LGBTQ+ and mental health themed works, from Derbyshire, England. Her debut poetry chapbook Will You Still Love Me if I Love Her? was published in February 2019, and she has been featured in Constellate Literary Journal and Royal Rose Magazine, among others.