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breathe
swaying in chilled breeze
gusts of breath tug and pull
inhales of crisp frost
exhales of used promises
drawn from deep crevices
beneath the secrets that I keep
stacked atop the stories untold
sandwiched between the lessons unwritten
iris locked in iris
I take another draw
filling crooked cavities
drowning out silent screams
feel the swollen pull of ripping seams
popping stitches out of skin
sliding staples out of bones
splitting sutures of spiders silk
your face fixed
some contorted configuration
final timestamp on your forehead
shadow play of alternate reality
no longer bound by your brutality
wind whispers; you are gone
empty nest; no one's home
vacant space; no occupant
iris locked in iris
I take another draw
a written history that could have been
yet; star alignment out of whack
true passion, all that did lack
pieces forced together
superglue won't last
nothing else is stronger
but remember; it's only your past
© Graveyard Grace
gusts of breath tug and pull
inhales of crisp frost
exhales of used promises
drawn from deep crevices
beneath the secrets that I keep
stacked atop the stories untold
sandwiched between the lessons unwritten
iris locked in iris
I take another draw
filling crooked cavities
drowning out silent screams
feel the swollen pull of ripping seams
popping stitches out of skin
sliding staples out of bones
splitting sutures of spiders silk
your face fixed
some contorted configuration
final timestamp on your forehead
shadow play of alternate reality
no longer bound by your brutality
wind whispers; you are gone
empty nest; no one's home
vacant space; no occupant
iris locked in iris
I take another draw
a written history that could have been
yet; star alignment out of whack
true passion, all that did lack
pieces forced together
superglue won't last
nothing else is stronger
but remember; it's only your past
© Graveyard Grace
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