Looks an angel’s gift
pain a demon’s twist
beauty bared for taking
scars lie deep and weeping
soul left on the bedpost
body sold be done quick

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He held her in the shower
the door he kicked in scorched
the bathroom window breathed flames
its smashed glass on the floor
he bore the pain of clinging fingers
his shirt burnt off his back
she gasped as hosed water soaked them
he didn’t make a sound

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Shows as camera ready
loved-up screen adores
beyond the still they're restless
their lines unfiltered snap in focus
framed, timeless, conjoined souls
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I am the shadow
ahead, behind, of one
diffused, leaked, as wet of eyes
stirred, shaken, partitioned mind
of oil, of water, in one, the other
memories, known, real, uncertain
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They sat together in silence
as if the moment too much
as if surreal, as if the breathing
presence of the other enough
the hand of each touch, lips move
one ‘Hello’ become two, as if an
echo of the other

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