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Tigers
Blinking back the betraying morning,I am aflame with my aching,longing for longer nights,where I am captive in your conscious,coyly smiling at your conscience,and letting you be beautifully bad. A wise man once wished for me to never argue with tigers,but as soon as I could walk,I waded through the thick leaves of the jungle and…
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White Christmas
As I fell asleep,I awoke in Hell’s arms,pleasantly surprised by my surroundings.The world was awash with white bulbs that flashed,lighting up the sky like I was a movie star.It was December,and Daddy’s little Princess had platinum cards,painted nails and a Prada bag with her name on it. My demons were not wealthy,but I was dreaming,spoiled…
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Glasses
I began to wonder about her glasses,hungry for a change of scenery,wondering what my world looked like through the eyes of another,wondering how my dreams would reflect in the lenses. I think I fixated,as I so often do,because I was thinking back to an afternoon in September. I get stuck there,with no money in my…
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It Is August, and I Am Bored
I’m in love with my shadows,but their affections have never been sweet.Dying dark feminine,demon since the day I was predicted,but it hits different to watch my wings fall from my back,tumbling to the ground,clattering on the cold concrete without so much as a kiss goodbye. I am a prize to everyone but my girl.She likes…
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Your Loving Teddy Bear
I kissed your blues away in the back seat of my pink Cadillac,kept your secrets to myself,and my love,locked inside your daydreams while you were at war.Summer had arrived,and I had my mind on a white Christmas and a new existence,wishing the world’s kind gift of sweet minutes away,until you came to my door,with your…