numbed digits
free pinned wings.
crushed to powder
[glamored snow]
between fingertips.
their mark burned away.
[they lingered on ovens
too long.]
mummified scarabs,
eastern may beetles;
cracked innocence,
blackened blood.
bug bites.
[caught between fingernails.]
silken spiderwebs
linger on the destroying hand;
sweeping corners.
dusty attics.
blackened skies
stain the windows.
a cicada's hum
mixed with thunder.
bloodstained butterflies
in dusty jars;
dilapidated castles
in twisted brains.
[curdled understanding.]
Rapunzel has perished.
trapped in frayed webs;
minds still locked away.
Gold trophy winner
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