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Down the veins
January 7, 2016
So...the bloody ink disappears
down the dusty traces of
the flying solvent;
laid down upon the graves
of death by
another harsh human shove;
these petals when dazzled
like the drops of love
firmly held upon and fed;
these petals now rigid
as the sky of hell
supine and serene— unlooked-for;
that's the way humanity goes
down that heart
of a human;
that's the way conformity goes
down that vein
of a rose;
taking those unreceived gazes
those flat-wet boots; forgetting
the message of love.
© Kimberly C., Houston, TX
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Anonymous said...
on May. 9 2016 at 5:58 am
This is beautiful! One of the best I've ever read
A wilted rose laid on the sidewalk