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nawkaman

Published: Nov 12, 2014

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lowly puppet of the embers,
gray-stained teeth from sucking ash

you've twisted the approach
oh moon,mine wake again
and run breathtaking or broken jealous
angel; she, aching into no touch

catching long blonde whispers
from shaded lips and dangling them like strings

we all have someone underneath the nail

In labyrinths of books and thought, I find myself

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