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Diamonds and Rust

Diamonds and rust.

Ash to ash

dust to dust.

Myself, I no longer trust.

 

Our vows collapse

into smoke,

and I inhale your absence.

 

Where angels caress

the devil’s face,

I tasted you~

soft and jagged,

mercy bleeding into sin.

 

Leather, soft and black.

Silken, white lace.

Pleasure and pain fall

into place

braided from the same twine.

 

Whispering your name

I call you;

the wind shouts back.

 

Your shadow lingers

in every heartbeat,

every stolen breath,

every echo

of a touch

that consumes me

and left me wanting more.

 

Even rust remembers

it once held weight

and fire, never forgets

how to scorch

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MarkD
61 / M / Daytona Florida
Published
Feb 13
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