Wide Open

you come from a place
where love is a beast
engulfs- swallow
whole- erase every
trace- follow- falter
all that try to stop her
-the fright you give
whispers "come hither"
slight sliver of light-
slice the night
-wide open
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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