I’m Dousing Myself in Kerosene – Ariel Pershman
I’m coating the walls in earl grey
and drinking Chanel no. 5
I’m dousing myself in kerosene
and eating myself alive
I’ve been carving my bones into paper
and writing with blood from my lungs
I’m dousing myself in kerosene
and burning up everyone
I’ll be singing like starlight from ashes
and collapsing the world into One
I’m dousing myself in kerosene
and imagining I am the sun
Ariel Pershman is a Milwaukee area design student. She is grateful for the support she receives from family and friends in her endeavors, and treasures the time she spends with her beloved cat Iris.