No Excuse

i am a dirty girl, i readily
admit- no excuse for 
the penance is great
(convince me, it's not
too late) my tongue 
is stuck to your
cold words, which froze 
in a cloud (you are
allowed to breach my
brim) decision made on a
on whim, a fluttering
thought that gripped
& held on.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Dietrich Avatar
March 31, 2010 at 3:43 PM
An interesting little poem, rachel. I liked that last line or thought a lot. Andrea
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