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Gun

Metal heavy

ready

steady

Hot in hand

Shelled, cocked into green-light action

Pierced through fresh flesh

Body leaning

keeling

pleading

Hot under hand

Shelled, coiling under skin unwilling,

Malleable

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onhiatus

26 / F / Chicago

Published: Jan 24, 2018
LinesWords: 1431

Notes: Explicit content.
Tags: #gun #masculinity #patriarchy #sexualassault #gunviolence #violence #explicit

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