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Steel Heart

By Paperdoll

Topics: Poetry Source: AllPoetry Original source

Steel heart you make me kneel on the dust of your love sink sharp claws on the sky rip it down furled and shredded skin bedded with sharp swords jack me in thrash and turn gravel rash asphalt burn turn of phrase bitter rage obscure grinning hidden meaning surface calm embroiling storm bad blood shared interwoven no words need to be spoken I lay my head on your lap on my knees I crawl back past forgotten future frozen one more second one more moment all of a sudden best friend gone feet plod on innocence departed Written September 29th, 2001 © on Sep 29 2001 12:33 PM PST   18 • 6 • 1

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