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Gossamer promises left behind broken glass To walk on with bandaged feet Wearing a winding sheet with dogwood flowers in my hair I climbed a..

Vanity is a tired woman Sitting before a mirror spangled in lights The ashtray needs dumping She expects someone to do it for her But she ..

Between my paper sheets The country of dreaming inhaled, expanded The world held its breath Turning blue in the face I lived in a hous..

Clarity is a bright-skinned woman Speaking with the cool voice of water She licks lemon slices, then licks her fingers Arching her eyebrows ..

I saw you at the bus station Eyes dark as the insides of empty birdhouses I knew that you hadn't been sleeping Is that why I couldn't find y..

Memory is a photograph of a black-and-white girl Still smelling of smoke Scorched edges curling like parchment Her hands are calm, precise ..

In time the storm passed. Its rage left me scoured Drunk on lightning Stripped naked by wind and wave I walked barefoot to the ocean On..

Cruelty is a feathered woman Hawk's scimitar beak and talons Her smiles are invisible Her embraces draw blood She dines on wild meats cook..

We drank from a cup whose other end Was attached to the ocean Bitterness filled our veins We could see it in our eyes Brimming with cold a..

Tragedy is a woman In a sheer white slip Lit by the ghostly bluelight Reflecting from the swimming pool Her reflection flickers at the edg..