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Good grief.
I’m sick of these early am chats with those two vindictive creeps.
Seriously, do any of us even sleep?
These talks are getting old.
So let me take your word for it, little critic and ego.
Shame on you for saying just go, she wouldn’t find me.
Yeah, that may be so.
But my mother would have to identify the body after my autopsy.
How do you think that would go, for her to see?
And what a selfish and sad last image of me, to leave her with to keep.
Right after the one where her oldest daughter is burning.
So now I make it a must to hold little critic and ego at gunpoint for breakfast tea.
Before they can whisper Bullshit to me.
I force them to apologize for trying to bribe my life away from me.
Say it louder Motherfucker!
I command you to speak!
Still aware they have an important role within the ecosystem of me.
They whisper never ending.
I learned to respond, but only when their chatter becomes an action made by my body unconsciously.
Like the pushing anyone away to affirm their lie, that nobody stands with me.
Or that this is the closest to peace I can achieve, while cohabitating the same space as those two damn thieves.
No breaks.
Just beat, steal, beat.
So today at breakfast tea, right as I was metaphorically racking the slide, thinking it could put an end to their mocking of my life.
Silence.
I chose to drown them out, with positive affirmations this time, thankfully.
At first I was thinking this is not going to work for me.
Until I noticed they stopped taunting.
And I was now just saying those things for me. To me.
This is a reminder all the work isnt for nothing.
I am changing old ways. Slowly.
Stronger than those two pieces of my existence have manipulated my conscious to once believe.
I won’t leave until I am called.
On his timing.
The last thing I ever want to do is be the cause of someone else’s grief.
That’s the worst punishment a living loved one can receive.

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6 responses to “Gunpoint”

  1. zumpoems Avatar

    Very nicely read!

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    1. Sierra Mazzucca Avatar
      Sierra Mazzucca

      Thank you so much. I appreciate you stopping by 🙏🏼

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  2. Christopher Hall Avatar

    This was so good live on the open mic, and it’s still just as good here! You did such an incredible job on the recording. It’s my new favorite for many reasons. I’ll name some. Number one, I just loved the constructive anger both in your words from your soul, and in your voice here. And I have extra appreciation for the necessary swearing here too of course. LOL! Number two, it’s very inspiring. And I can heavily relate to this because this is actually the same amount of reasoning that I have in my own context for why I have not chosen to take my own life through these bad times. And so, that’s what keeps me going. And so I totally feel it. 💯 👏🏻

    And c’mon, number three that title! That title is just so damn good This poem is objectively one of your all time best. And it’s beaten Coffee Break, and Chaos to Exist now as my new all time favorite. So good I’m telling ya! Keep it up! I love the energy here! 👏🏻

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    1. Sierra Mazzucca Avatar
      Sierra Mazzucca

      I couldn’t wait for you to hear it live because I just knew you could relate. But almost couldnt wait to hear what you had to say about it! Thank you for showing up and for always being a beam of light here, open mic and everywhere. We matter, and our lives have value beyond what those fuckers tell us. Thank you for being here fighting the good fight 💪🏽 💙

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      1. Christopher Hall Avatar

        That’s fucking awesome! Hell yes! Be proud of yourself! It’s fucking other levels of greatness I promise! Keep praying for me please if you have a spare minute some time. I need them. I’m in a very dark place spiritually. I know I’ll get out of it. I’m ready to put all of the dark stuff I’ve been through behind me, and that’s why I’m even doing this in the first place. But my point in saying all of that, is that I really aspire to get to the place that you are at energetically right here in this poem. So thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting this seriously! 🙏🏻❤️

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      2. Sierra Mazzucca Avatar
        Sierra Mazzucca

        I am always here for you. I understand dark places all too well. However, I believe you will get through this, stronger, wiser spiritually and more powerful energetically. You are being prepared for something bigger. Nothing is permanent. Of course I will keep you in my prayers, always 🙏🏼
        Please stay strong. Stay positive, and never stop fighting.

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