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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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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…
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Lilac Moon
Blue, blessed moon,gentle, destined kisses beneath the stars,no longer alone,atoning for my lost, lonely hours with a dream that dazzles like the sun.Can you see how the moon changes when our lips meet?What do you think it means?Blue becomes a light lilac,and I become a rose garden,defying the dark night and the dead earth.