Marshmallow Memories

Shed your snakeskin,

no softness inside -

a puffed up hornet

of inflated air.

Fluffy, puffy face

darkened with scowls,

mouthing cotton tips

of anger, no pride.

Squishy, doughy

marshmallow memories

never say please.

Inflated lungs gasping

ripping stuffing

out of my pillows.

Rabbits with soiled fur

and encrypted messages.

Pot boils over -

bubbles of rage.

Wet heat

brands my chest,

unkind erratic dirt

spewing roughly -

a geyser in air,

I run for cover

and hide in the dark

fleeing swollen corpse,

bloating and rotting

like a fluffy bug

squashed under my feet.