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Heeling Mephistopheles

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"Heeling Mephistopheles" murdering crows flies in on the bow of a Stradivarius strange webs cleared from the mind of Machiavellian insolence insisting life written by dancing fingers pressing monochrome due diligence for justice wrapped in blankets of cloudy deliverance tack a piercing bittersweet entendre all the ebony wiles imprinting jewels for stringing persuasive shiny stratagems become ivory pearls tingling vanilla dalliances crisp and clean cut new teeth for gripping dark contra bones from corsets broken and scattered for ancient tomes maestro buttons for plucking songs home sharp pleats skirting over what’s buried beneath floorboards fathoms deep waiting for its feed words slip through eye of needle, the threads flowing cursives through the cracks osseous matter for a black dog composed humming Bach impromptu strokes for hidden angles offering tongue out for words, to speak angel notes like legs running across fresh sheets bars raised ropes concerto chords like sails billowing helm held hard fast forward en route encore dark Mephistopheles jibed heeling dark Mephistopheles en route encore heeling (LadyLabyrinth / 2022) homonyms. jibe heeling homophone. bach Mephistopheles. Stradivarius. Bach. Machiavellian.