BarbituratesA Poem by Xanthous Crow
I'm sinking into you,
You're swallowing me up, Drowning and falling. Falling, falling again. Est-ce l'amour? I don't know. You're the summer's breeze Or the winter's chill, And I'm the taste of a kiss on the lips Or cigarette smoke hanging in the air. My strength is sapping again Greedily being lapped up. I couldn't change, although I wanted to. The summer's breeze is long gone, Dead with the sun. And the winter's chill long since numb, Whistling and blowing over this corpse, Long gone cold. © 2012 Xanthous Crow |
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Added on December 13, 2012 Last Updated on December 13, 2012 AuthorXanthous CrowMount Erebus, AntarcticaAbout"Behold her, single in the field, Yon solitary Highland Lass! Reaping and singing by herself; Stop here, or gently pass! Alone she cuts and binds the grain, And sings a melancho.. more..Writing
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