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Sweet Sexteen

I saw evil last night evil in the form of sweet fleshed beauty evil in the form of twinkling eyes and the sweetest serpents tongue I saw evil, perhaps, not in its entirety for as with goodness evil is an abundant and all consuming well. So young, so stained by herself and others this child daily sought the flame. The fragile translucent moth to the kittens lick evil beyond bounds. A narcotic evil bathed in a surcease of pain. Failures false balm lures with fresh sexual pleasures lures with ribald sensation, lures with filthy lucre. I saw flames leap from the eyes of the sweetest face, recalling the pill vials abundant place; recalling the ease of reach. I saw her thrusting tongue-tip lick and leap. I saw drool come at the corner of her ripe lips. the ones she would let his bodies sickness kiss, all for the high his legal drugs would bring she stay, she’d F…, she’s give him everything. In his true sickness he’d pray. "Lord God please heal me." he’d say. She’d smile and the horned corners of her mouth would rise. And he’d seek life’s affirmation between her thighs. She’d stay………’till he dies.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 6/19/2009 3:20:00 PM
As one who's well versed in the ways of addiction and the lengths the addict will go to get what they want, and the things they are allowed to do by those who would steal their souls without blinking, I wept. Profound and emotional poem Dear Lady. ~Trudy~
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Date: 6/16/2009 1:06:00 PM
reminds me of "Davinci Code" I'm not sure why...nice write Deb, jim
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Date: 6/15/2009 2:34:00 PM
Very nice and very good.
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Date: 6/14/2009 5:11:00 PM
Deep, very good.
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Date: 6/12/2009 1:56:00 PM
flawless, as usual! I love the way you never give what the title suggests, always has me curious to read more so i can make the connection!
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Date: 6/12/2009 9:50:00 AM
pretending feelings for some one so you can steal needed medication from them is an evil act...a 25 year old having relations with a 17 year old is questionable especially if there's no love...the using of one human being by another under false pretenses is evil...the actions are evil..perhaps the people will have time to change..Light & Love
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Date: 6/11/2009 9:12:00 PM
Wait so is the sex evil, the addiction to sex, or the fact that she may be underage and engaging in it? The imagery is very provocative but I don't get why,oh wait I think I see it now, it's the serpent's temptation with the apple and with the horned corners of this girl's mouth she feels like the serpent to me, so I'm guessing the man is Adam in my crazy metaphor and then Eve would be his wife who's out of town for the weekend while he gets..tempted. Awesome, I think I got it now.You rock Deb:)
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Date: 6/11/2009 7:34:00 PM
Brilliantly realistic. The evil was the drug, never the person. God Bless. Vince
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Date: 6/11/2009 2:01:00 PM
Deborah, I'm speechless and speech-full simultaneously. Every comment I start to write brings more to say. This poem is an awsome inspiration. So beautifully captured is the essence of young lust in all of it's naivity. It is a great write. Keep writing. Lovingly, Dane
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Date: 6/11/2009 11:53:00 AM
unforyunatly sex is like comfort food it is a cure and an immediate fix but it helps nothing only makes us feel worse great piece thanks for the coment
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Date: 6/11/2009 10:14:00 AM
Yes she will. And then there will be another, equally unimportant to her. Sex is balm to those in pain, especially addicts, who use it as currency without thought. The goal is the drug nothing else matters.
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