Evonne Van Gundy Poet ABC

80 Proof Perfume

drops of dew in 80 proof,
satin sheets , clouds aloof,
sweet champagne a moment, 
and then,
saccharine gilded past.
awakened by the fragrant 
mourn,
perfect! alas one is tattered, 
torn.
innocent perfection, newborn 
faith
velvet intoxication.
ebon sands shower days per 
chance weeks,
fermenting youth, beauty 
seeks,
days of yore and yonder days,
a memory, beauty, fades.
crimson stains on frigid feet,
one, two, eight...repeat.
no longer proud in sensual 
innocence,
80 proof defeat.
faint perfume of history,
faded photograph of misery.
drowning, naked in glory past
blissfully ignorant - says who?

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