Black and Blue- For Contest

Black and blue
what did she do
to deserve that black and blue eye
she was just to happy
she was just to proud to smile
and she just laughed too much
when a backhand meet with a kiss to her face
and with the snap of a bone
cigarette burn and bruised lips.

-8/26/2015-

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Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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