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She is the ember, glowing amber in the ebony. The promise of warmth, of home. The air of her lingers on the pillow. I want to hold it somehow. Memory won't be enough. I need a to stop time’s ever cruel hands, to find the marrow and hold fast. These ghosts dwell in my mind, promising every sorrow. Merely faceless shadows of childhood fears. Latchkey kids will forever wear their shoestring chains of being alone. She returns with the ruffle of the sheets, banishes the banshees to some distant land. It will be days before they can return. I take in her scent and smile at the knowing of it, for now I have my Queen to gaze upon transfixed in eros. The heart’s fire keeps the demons away. She is holy, mystic without knowing what she is, only closing her doves eyes again, only trying to find her dream again. What do queens dream of as fools gaze in awestruck wonder?
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Feb 14, 2017
Feb 14, 2017 at 5:23 AM UTC
My Queen
She is the ember, glowing amber in the ebony. The promise of warmth, of home. The air of her lingers on the pillow. I want to hold it somehow. Memory won't be enough. I need a to stop time’s ever cruel hands, to find the marrow and hold fast. These ghosts dwell in my mind, promising every sorrow. Merely faceless shadows of childhood fears. Latchkey kids will forever wear their shoestring chains of being alone. She returns with the ruffle of the sheets, banishes the banshees to some distant land. It will be days before they can return. I take in her scent and smile at the knowing of it, for now I have my Queen to gaze upon transfixed in eros. The heart’s fire keeps the demons away. She is holy, mystic without knowing what she is, only closing her doves eyes again, only trying to find her dream again. What do queens dream of as fools gaze in awestruck wonder?
daniel-sandoval
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Feb 14, 2017
Feb 14, 2017 at 5:23 AM UTC
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