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Rush

Swiftly on a carousel
With a swivel-headed lizard.
	Rushing to beat that loathsome bell
As she raises distortion to blizzard.

	How can one write in a fortress of ice
In a mummified husk
	With the spirit all sliced
And knuckles as white as polished tusks.

	Rushing to complete without passion
Fruitless in pasting composure
	Peace is not here now in fashion
In this house, not a home, where I had her.

	Teetering on a precipice
I can neither backspace or go towards her.
	Punishment for a youthful fleece
Or the fear of flying forward.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Quigley Avatar
April 22, 2016 at 6:56 PM
Very nice write! Definitely got the feel of the whole mess if not the details...
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April 21, 2016 at 11:54 AM
WOW, Amazing the imagery.** How can one write in a fortress of ice In a mummified husk <--- Love the line... I really like the way you summed every line. LINDA
Arnone Avatar
April 21, 2016 at 1:29 PM
Thanks, P. D., I was in a ... turbulent relationship when this "fortress of solitude" type poem was created.... ;-)
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