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Butterfly Bones

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • That picture is sooooooooooo stolen!

    Your last line hits the hardest - bringing rapunzal in it all is like an innocent voice being slaughtered

    Never ♥


  • tawk gold member
    February 12
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    Very deep with wonderful imagery. Congrats on the gold


  • Miss Faith
    January 28
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    wow

    you have such a unique way of writing...I love it.


  • EverxEnding silver member
    January 28

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    Veeeeery nice write.
    I love the emotion you put into it
    and your imagry is dazzling.
    Awesome take on the prompt. Good luck!


  • IsabelCult
    January 27
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    Just... Wow.

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