Black Lace & The Codeine Scene

Crystals of white for a childs first kiss Opium is temporary bliss Eyes like lace and teeth like coals Coughing up bruises and spitting out souls Breaking waves that bury the sea Swallowing down all its debris Fingertips shivering up your spine Caskets of pills and velvet devine A mother with shaking hands Only a whispering brutality understands Seven for the morning All to make life slightly more adorning Pale skin and sleepless nights Veins covered in cloth while the frost bites Hollow bones and painless cries Blood vessels knawing at her thighs Embroidered pleas A religion to throw you to your knees Black lace and the codeine scene

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