Friday, July 30, 2010

Riverbed Cheeks

Blinded by the riverbeds mapped so neatly across my face;

I pier through cracks of tear-stained sediment to the rose-filled, mahogany vase.

Trimmed thorny stems… tied with a ribbon made of lace.

Defiance is their defense and to prick is their intent, with their bristly embrace.

Needle sharp noses held so high without a care.

An internal vessel broken by their painful glance and snub, detached glare.

Too distressing to remember, with their causes of despair;

Yet too beautiful to forget, for their prized red pedal affair.

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