Pearl

Deep down inside her earthen throat.
God fashioned a pearl-hearted railroad...
Her freight train soul gifted to the world.
A bouquet of thorns and blue-hearted roses.
An existence of devilish fire and heavenly rain.
Shot glass and needle and rose-stemmed champagne.
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July 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
In six lines, you have told JJ's whole tragic story, Anthony. HUzzah, Gershon
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