Janus-faced, she sits in her
Sinister bathing tub
Cleansing herself from
Fallen lovers
The very ones
She devised subtle ends to
Lest they should claim
Her heart for a kingdom
Vandals of her plumage
Whom she allowed
To drink from her stream
Once or twice
A god of vengeance sent her
A message in a bottle today
To prove the origin of her flow
And remind her that time is
Fly-by-night
Jun 19, 2020
Jun 19, 2020 at 11:59 AM UTC
Janus-faced, she sits in her
Sinister bathing tub
Cleansing herself from
Fallen lovers
The very ones
She devised subtle ends to
Lest they should claim
Her heart for a kingdom
Vandals of her plumage
Whom she allowed
To drink from her stream
Once or twice
A god of vengeance sent her
A message in a bottle today
To prove the origin of her flow
And remind her that time is
Fly-by-night
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