Watch What You Ask For

I asked him to drape me 
in saffron robes
embossed with his magic,


he employed the staff of truth
and strobed my sight against time


I arose from sleep a maiden
and now, 
return to slumber a warrior,
my flanks were beaten in the fray
and my sword lost,
but as blood trickled down my forehead
fear brought a gift from the ancients


~~~


I’ve cut my hair 
and shaved my head,


a mongol 
armored for war
and my taste buds tang 


I can discern blood
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Joseph Avatar
January 29, 2010 at 1:21 PM
shiveringly provocotive and powerful.
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