She wrote a line
about drawing a line
an inch from his shoulder blades.
She wrote a line
about stepping over
the teethmarks her father made.
She wrote a line
that said **** lines
and broke them with a comma.
She wrote a line
that said blood
and nothing besides.
Sep 17, 2013
Sep 17, 2013 at 1:49 AM UTC
She wrote a line
about drawing a line
an inch from his shoulder blades.
She wrote a line
about stepping over
the teethmarks her father made.
She wrote a line
that said **** lines
and broke them with a comma.
She wrote a line
that said blood
and nothing besides.
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