AdulteressA Poem by CourtneyWhite roses are sent to the adulteress Who spends each night in strangers’ arms. By day she's cut down in social regress Yet nightfall's mask reveals her charm Which outshines the bruises left on her soul. Inky shadows cling to her frame As her double lives fight for full control; One of innocence, one of shame. Two entities erupt from her body And she falls back onto the floor, Bearing witness to her own undoing. They will not be caged anymore. They each take form and their horns interlock And for a moment, time stands still. Footsteps echo as she guardedly walks To a mirror against the wall. The shameful entity pins the other And her eyes fall, remembering That her only solace is night's cover. She is free but still in hiding. Her gaze shifts. The roses, gleaming pure white, Begin to seep with crimson blood. Only then does she acknowledge the knife Clenched in her hand above the flood And lodged deep inside her still beating chest. Locking eyes with the fallen beast, She lays her head upon its wounded breast And they, together, cease to breathe.© 2015 CourtneyReviews
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