out in the sticks

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2018

 

 

 

 

. . . Out in the sticks, 

where silence stretches 

l o n g e r  than shadows, 

she dribbles… inaudibly. 

 

Her words are a mere 

whisper on the winds

an indistinct murmur 

carried off into the tall grass. 

 

She grins coquettishly

               . . . a smile that dances 

between mischief and madness, 

a half-truth etched onto her lips.

 

 

Her existence is 

      a delicate balance

    a tightrope walk between 

  reality and the edge of insanity. 

 

            . . .  Born half-alive

,she navigates a world 

that makes no room for apology. 

 

Her movements are fluid

her intentions obscured 

by a veil of ambiguity. 

 

Even the deaf sense 

that underhanded effrontery 

which lingers in her wake

a subtle mockery that needs 

no sound to be felt.

 

Her fangs, though sharp

remain hidden 

beneath a coat of syrup. 

 

She disarms with sweetness

a confection that masks

lurking predatory instincts.

 

In the stillness of the outback

her presence is a paradox—

a creature both feral and refined

whose whispers blend into the wind

whose smile hints at the untold chaos within.

 

 

 

 

 

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