Redemption
Behold the bed of nails
that lurks in chambers horror
beneath a bulging gibbon’s eye
bleached skin to corpse-like pallor
A green-eyed lass lies bleeding
the torment drains away
her paste-white body pleading
his life for hers betrayed
Copyright © Jill Martin | Year Posted 2006
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