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I do not dare to speak its name Though twisting, burning on my lips That thing that itches, dancing plain Steps catching fast, precarious Oh! Hateful thing Oh! Wordless vow You beckon me so recklessly On fell-dove's wing, Crook'd finger, how I think about it endlessly.
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Feb 5
Feb 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM UTC
By any other name
I do not dare to speak its name Though twisting, burning on my lips That thing that itches, dancing plain Steps catching fast, precarious Oh! Hateful thing Oh! Wordless vow You beckon me so recklessly On fell-dove's wing, Crook'd finger, how I think about it endlessly.
A rare step away from free verse and into the literary realm
KayBee
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Feb 5
Feb 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM UTC
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