Empty Graves

finding dots, spots of glory
drawn upon satin-sheet-crisps
baked in apples and crated
to my inner thigh, memorized
by my tongue.  splashes of thought
delicately trace a lone pillow case
where once we swallowed smitten
waves of wet sounds and empty graves
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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August 3, 2016 at 3:33 AM
Stunning write, great visual and metaphores to die for...very well done....Ian
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