Beast

She is the fountain of lust and of love
She bathes me in the most potent sea,
Opens her butterfly thighs
Wraps murals of flesh around me
I am her prisoner and her predator
She summons
She tames 
The beast in me

Jessica Holter
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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July 5, 2013 at 7:22 AM
Ah, the power of a wanton love. Awesome & very direct lines!
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