cruel solace

by Nicole M. - Gemini

he stole me.

with a heavy tongue
         still and silent
  my body crept towards the earth
           worms called for me
  and birds ignored the ceasing flesh
        battered boards
of a forgotten barn
             crowded me
  keeping secrets

         sweat rolled from him
     as if it were ashamed
scattered on the dirt floor
            I was blood, violence, and
                        bones
  I dripped from my finger tips
                as wine 
  trickled 
       from his obsession

  covered in one another
             he ground
motor oil
        seed 
and 
                dollar store aftershave 
into me
    my useless pores
  static lips
           and soft channel
  he trespassed

    his  calculated
 indignities
          lay outside and in
  rage filled
       his hands
    until he saw my thoughts
             and tenderness
  and soon
             my colors would tell
how he leveled me
      on the ground

after he momentarily 
           cured his lust
    freed my throat
and fixed my pupils 
      with perfection
         
      i abadoned you

Birth sign: Gemini
Date created: 2010-01-17 20:47:26
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:47:15
Poem ID: 72127

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