To Have and To Hold
you are the rigid lines
of a spine unseen
you are my bonsai woman
you are my broken queen
the instep of a dancer
inclined impossibly
you are Venus famished
with flies beneath her feet
you are the victor, her valor,
the sword deep in her chest
you are my iron maiden
and I shall have no rest
not until you are
mine plus mine are we
do I take you to be
lawfully wed to me
Copyright © Julia Cheng | Year Posted 2010
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