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The spurt of red

is a kingdom flowing 

I lay bare 

ready for your teeth

again

 

Submission is more 

than a slam against a door 

 

it's emotional 

raw like a terrible burn 

 

And you've had me like that 

 

But you didn't even ask 

what I was 

 

And now I push back 

I can slap, tear, and scratch 

make you wild like 

BBC

 

I am the deepest canyon you have ever 

ran

but you won't know that 

 

Not until you have ripped me

sideways like a howling thing 

in the night 

 

What more do you need? 

 

You could break me open

like flower and stem

under foot 

 

an afterthought after all

your loves have failed 

 

Maybe you have had all of me 

 

Maybe you don't know 

what I really am

 

In the dark

your dark 

doesn't scare me 

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last updated 26 July 2021 - 6:09am
©26 July 2021 - 5:14am — life_used_to_be...
27 October 2021 - 8:17am — saiom
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27 October 2021 - 8:15am — saiom
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you deserve a loving partner


 

 

26 July 2021 - 5:39am — ashes_theartofb...
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Heart rendering

and an empowering ending. 

I devoured every word. 

You have a lot of lines I fell in love with.

Great pen work. 

 

Best,

Ashes.

"We are, Each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another." -Luciano De Crescenzo

26 July 2021 - 6:10am — life_used_to_be...
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Thank you Ashes

Thank you Ashes

"It is a terrible thing to be so open. It is as if my heart put on a face and walked into the world" -- Sylvia Plath.