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And the mind is a powerful thing, Sharper than a knife; Mine strives to cut people out; One by one. With each silhouette chalk-outlined, A new cake cutter is drawn; A man-shaped trace lane out Across white papered floors. And the mind is a dangerous thing, A labyrinth spiked with closing doors, Tantrum prone; Mine looses once and locks them out; One by one. With every snap-scissor-shut, My paper-chain folds a man longer; Stacked like secrets beneath my bed And the mind is a curious thing, I sleep easy above my burial ground, And easier still. The collector; My romantic hands are ruby-dipped moon-slicked and warm As they take to my shovel; Lessons will be learned With bones for me to keep; Row by row, Proof of guilt lies below me; 2ft wide and 6ft deep.
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Jul 13, 2019
Jul 13, 2019 at 9:02 AM UTC
The bone collector
And the mind is a powerful thing, Sharper than a knife; Mine strives to cut people out; One by one. With each silhouette chalk-outlined, A new cake cutter is drawn; A man-shaped trace lane out Across white papered floors. And the mind is a dangerous thing, A labyrinth spiked with closing doors, Tantrum prone; Mine looses once and locks them out; One by one. With every snap-scissor-shut, My paper-chain folds a man longer; Stacked like secrets beneath my bed And the mind is a curious thing, I sleep easy above my burial ground, And easier still. The collector; My romantic hands are ruby-dipped moon-slicked and warm As they take to my shovel; Lessons will be learned With bones for me to keep; Row by row, Proof of guilt lies below me; 2ft wide and 6ft deep.
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21/F/Copenhagen
Jul 13, 2019
Jul 13, 2019 at 9:02 AM UTC
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