turpentine and lies

by Nicole M. - Gemini

Haunted hallways
   smell like
lies
  and turpentine
stored behind
  trap(ped) doors
and peep holes
  The air
hints at failures
 hording
  handfuls of
leg spreaders
  for
empty day
   erections
Reason filters
  through disease
leaving behind
   jagged
justifications
   smothered in
secrets
Maggots plant
  whispers to
erode
   casual senses
 and 
embed
   foreign
memories into
   failing affections
 ensuring the
     faded demons will
  always reek of
   turpentine
     and
   lies.
Birth sign: Gemini
Date created: 2008-05-26 18:57:32
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:47:09
Poem ID: 71811

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