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Upon My Breast

January 16, 2013
By PoloqueHieper BRONZE, Weston, Connecticut
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Upon my breast

A demon waits
To pray upon my skin
Before my eyes

A child plays
And leaves a bitter sin
Below my hands

Forms a quilt
That all wish to possess
And though temptation
Turns my way

I can’t I must repent

© Susan R., Iselin, NJ

The author's comments:
This poem is based off of Hester Prynne from The Scarlet Letter.
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