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Spring Cleaning of the Cluttered Soul

Scrap the smoldering, winsome words the lovely odd truce made of letters found carved with the edge of an old pocket knife on a strap made of metal and leather Burn off the tarnish on platinum rings engraved with the infernal: "LOVE" found pulling limp loyalty up to it's feet and then giving it a death dealing shove Trip over shoes which should still be for dancing and spin them right into the trash found in the corner of the cluttered dark room like a pack rat's incurable stash Blow open windows long stuck closed with paint Push all the junk to the sill Unburden your soul of it's hideous secrets and snatch back your sacred free will...

Copyright © | Year Posted 2005




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