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purged irises

the porcelain was bleached
and purged, stained by
a ring of absinthe.

embraced by black-licorice
lashes,
i found an exit
through pomegranate veins
((running circles
around cartilage))

and wound up in your arms
stark-raving mad

[i can still taste bleach
in your gaze]

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about eyes...not as complicated as it sounds. (contest entry)

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  • dying-gothic-roses
    February 5, 2007
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    LOVE

  • marrow
    February 5, 2007

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    ha! that was really very clever. ilove how you can take something relatively common, and then turn it into something profound. you've got skillllll.

    j