POETRY CORNER #2
You really thought by Alice Winter
You really thought
So add it up
Cut out the shit
Arch your back
And take it all
Like a good little girl
Close your eyes and scream
Cry all you like, baby
No one is getting out of here
I’m not that guy
So who fuckin is?
But that train ain't stopping
And that truck is truckin
So take a sip
Take another sip
Take a drag
And breathe deep
That cold water
Hurts so good
Get on your belly
Paddle hard
Because they're coming
Paddle into the storm
Just remember to turn around
Here's the easy part
You don't have to fight it
Let it take you
And go with the flow
It's better than sex
See it’s on the right
It’s south facing
Wait, the sun rises east, no?
Yeah, so it’s left
Nah, you gotta turn around
Wait, I don’t get it
Ah fuck, just turn over
Oh, I get it
Thank fuck for that
It’s better than sex, I said
Go with the flow
As the golden light sparkles on that face
Run your hands through it
And you'll never feel more connected to this world
It’s better than sex
I'm on the right track
Think again, baby
You really thought
See, in these parts
They don't take no prisoners
So take another sip
Another drag
Another fuck
It don't change nothin’
But fuck if it doesn't help
Put your fingers between your legs
Pick up the blood
And run red down the canvas
Now some blue
Black and white
Lilac helps
Just like that
Don't stop
Now look what you've done
Who's looking back at you now?
Isn't she beautiful?
She's in agony
Look how the eyes are wide
And that mouth
She's screaming
She's in agony
You really thought
I shouldn't have to tell you twice
But fuck if I don't love the sound of my own voice
I'm really not that guy, I swear
Put that book down
Because where we’re going
There’s no happy endings
Do you know what they do
To bundles of sticks ‘round here?
What, before or after they fuck them?
Cunted if I know
But show me then
Show me a straight
And I'll show you a liar
They all want it
They'll just never admit it
See, the boy’s and the girl’s
I been ‘round
Swears they're straight as nails
Whilst their mouths lie
Their eyes tell the truth, fuck me, please fuck me
And their hearts beg for love
You really thought?
Sure as shit
They’ll just never admit it
At least, not until they’re coming inside you
Or with you
And maybe not even then
But didn’t I tell you, the mouth might lie
But the eyes sure don’t
Just shut up and fuck me
All you had to do was ask
Just try the other room
And tie those tubes
Boys and girls
Because we just don't need no more
Boys and girls
Don't violate me with this shithole
But they just can’t help themselves
With the wretches that spew forth
Between the legs
Screaming, fucking screaming
Those trains and trucks
Don’t drive themselves
Just don’t say it’s normal
Because everyone else does it
Stare at the reflection
And jerk yourself off
Flick your bean
It’s all vanity in the end
Just don’t bring them into it
Your gods, deities, woo-woo spiritual benevolent fucking beings of fucking fuck
Psychopaths beyond measure, sadistic fucks one and all
Your god's a cunt
I don't care what they told you
I really don’t
I'm not that guy, really, I keep telling you
Your god’s a cunt
So much for subtlety
And they’re not my god
I don’t care which one
If this is their place, your god's a cunt
Here’s one’s on the house
Your god's not real
What a coincidence
That your one’s the right one
Right?
Your god’s not real
Best rip that one off now
It’ll hurt less in the long run, trust me
Look, it’s character-building, yeah?
You really thought
So add it up
Cut out the shit
Arch your back
And take it all
Like a good little girl
Just get to fucking
And don’t forget to tie those tubes
It goes both ways
I would know
So don't even at me
The unborn, see, they just can't consent
But then when did that ever stop anyone?
I was just stopping by
Just passing through
That guy aint me, see?
Bloodmouths buy the knives
To kill the lambs
So you have clean hands
Call those clean?
You don’t have to think about it
Arch your neck
Arch your neck, little piglet
Sharpened it good, see?
It’ll only hurt for a second
And you just taste so good
Do it yourself and you’re worse
So don’t even at me
They just can’t consent
Vegos wank to the ethicality
Of raping a cow
And killing her baby
Oh I respect you guys so much
I don’t want to fucking hear it
I could just never give up cheese
Mumma cow don’t get it
Vegos need that milk more than baby did
Vegos can’t give up cheese like mumma can’t give up her baby
Don’t struggle, honey
Just a couple more years
And you’ll be burger, too
Don’t even at me
They just can’t consent
But when did that ever stop you?
And where’s all that fucking intersectionality you whine about?
Who fucking cares?
For the last fucking time, I’m not that guy
They did it to me
So I'm gonna do it to you
I'm really gonna do it this time
So quit your bitching
I'm gonna come
I'm coming now
So what if I depended?
Fuck me, right?
You've got a little wretch
A poor fuck that never asked for any of this
You really thought
But maybe you fucking should have
For once in your life
Have stopped and thought
So add it up
And cut out the shit
Arch your back
And take it all
Like a good little girl
I’m a good girl, I swear
Then get on your belly
And spread your legs
Baby, stop crying
It won’t do you no good
Just won’t change a thing
I told you
Nobody gets out of here
So stop crying
Or don’t
What the fuck do I care?
I really do, though, care I mean
I really do
I really am that guy
I really am
I really thought
I really did
I really thought
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