Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Pantine, Panting

Pantine, panting,
She cries.
Sinks her teeth into white lies.

And you insist
that you've been truthful,
but six feet below is where the blessing's fruitful.

Arms in thee pieces,
Long dormant and strapped tight,
Wriggling beneath the lantern, biting the knuckles white.

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