One
extracting
pain as it grips you,
the other demanding peace.
Hands,
a brutish pair shares new strength.
When it’s needed most?
That hold won’t
fail.
Start
a quick writhe,
copper crescendo.
You just refuse to corrode.
Stack
energy on to talent,
classic conductor
fit to steal
space.
Full
are his thoughts
dancing on that smile
‘Relinquish yourself to me.’
Brash,
he’s holding those chafing cuffs.
With a hand outstretched
fluff covered
lust.
Dolled
to the nines,
setting off a vibe.
I’m wearing sequinned secrets.
Shhh
now,
this is a time for rapture.
Lips padlocked for life
with a gasp
fold.
Seek
them all out,
overrun they thrive.
Fields full of hiding places
speak
to the courage of children.
Away from dull eyes
naive dreams
stretch
Just
sitting there
hanging on my eyes;
Sober up, that’s not enough.
Nah.
Already forgot your name.
You drone on ‘Pookie,
just feed on
me.
Torn,
left wrinkled;
With a jounce they fall
an array of pieces spread,
burned
eyes;
Buttons replace cut out slits
with new perception;
Paper Dolls
stitch.
Gifts
commonplace;
You’re the giving ****;
Being bled you get used to;
Share
it all down to skin and bones;
Depleted virtue
runs down your
hands.
Once
your heartbeat could taste my soul;
You tore out my throat,
my essence
drained.
Bloom
at midnight
surrounded by smoke;
Fly when it is all pitch black!
Blaze!
Burn!
Rival a blanket of stars;
Electrified, streak
across the
night.
Breathe
drink it in,
mind every whisper;
With an ‘Abracadabra’
break
open that stifling silence,
Let the magick bleed
feeding your
storm.
Drops
now appear never ending;
Nimbostratus sky,
next level
splash.
Own
my pleasure,
claim it for yourself;
In a million little ways;
Taste
my inhibition falling
like clothes to the floor;
Swallow me
down.
Blood,
a stew filled with body parts;
Head on a platter;
Subtly
mixed.
Nope,
not ever;
You can’t dress up cats;
Schemers never need a mask;
Tail,
Eyes,
always wearing a disguise;
Fiendish grin warns you
costumes get
scratched.
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