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Wild West

Pleasure and exposure, closure 
All of you steams and then boils over 
All of you gleams and beckons closer 
Raised well, all “yes, sir” “no, sir”

Naked edges, hollow scratches,
Bear witness as your world collapses
Get wild, dip me into the ashes,
Share your ambitions and your passions 

Wild west, child now, child then 
Insults are your ignorance, lucky guesses — your sixth sense 
Horse kicks out, is it reflex or self-defense?
He doesn’t speak, so why don’t you just ask again 

Generations came, shame evolved the same,
Open wide, tongue twists into a molten ruby flame 
Get wild, Honey, call me by your name 
Find newer ways to stake your claim 

Three bullet wounds, like full blood moons,
Gunpowder smell across sand dunes,
You loved my singing and my tunes,
You made me think that love was good 

Dances, made up through our glances
Slick back our hair, as tough as gangsters 
Get wild, write a couple stanzas,
Running won’t get your questions answered

Copyright © | Year Posted 2024




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Date: 4/16/2024 4:21:00 AM
Interesting write! Love: Get wild, Honey, call me by your name… Gunpowder smell across sand dunes… Get wild, dip me into the ashes
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Date: 4/18/2024 8:00:00 AM
thank you!

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