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Dragon feathers aresultry and sweet
But
they will burn
your throat when
you swallow them
smoke billows
from your mouth
In tiny puffs
Signals
to a tribe
on a distant vista
That hold
their charred little hearts
Away from their faces
Hands blackened
Fingers can
make the war paint
You need
to be
careful
You cannot
eat just one
To your lips
Faster than lightning
Oxycotyn
for your wanting
Dragon feathers
a good idea
at the time
The sweet
stickiness
divine
and wondrous
Dragon feathers
Like marshmallows
If an angel
had cooked
it
on a heavenly
fire
Just for you
Just for you
to blow
the flame out
And swallow it
glowing still
Smoldering twig in the sand
Angels don’t wear hot mits
And you look to the sky
For one more
One licked chop
then
the wieght of your affliction
There is no cure
For your once pink tongue
That could tie a cherry stem
Burned
Wordless
A dead viper between
Your teeth
Long
Curves to your canines
And your tribe is mute
With their now lagging
Raw mouths
Dragon Feathers
For consumption of such
The x rated x ray
That your soul was
Exposed to
No lead vest
To protect you
No Cure
Except
Unicorn wine
but
that’s a whole different story
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Comments: 13
Wow, you're my new little discovery. I've just been creeping through your gallery to see what I think and I LOVE this!! Dragon's feathers - that alone is such a tactile and whimsical image. Your work is inspiring!
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Thank you muchly. How nice an ole battle axe like myself can be all shiney and new in such a way. VERY much appreciated.
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You need
to be
careful
You cannot
eat just one
To your lips
Faster than lightning
i like this part the best, methinks. this is very well done and i love the imagery.
"My astrologer said I would not find love this year, this really came as no suprise and it sorta freed me up to do and contemplate other things, however like any human, I have tried, and failed at the aall might "love" or "somthing"....so we continue on and hopefully know enough not to get to neurotic about it."
for some reason, this reminds me of the lyrics to nin's "the way out is through":
after everything i've undergone
i will keep on,
underneath it all
we feel so small,
the heavens fall,
but still we crawl...
very true.
dustin
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Thank you. I don't know very much about NIN, got any recommendations? Gosh that word seems extra long, I probably buggered the spelling.
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i think you got the spelling right. i would recommend the fragile: it's a double disc full of lush soundscapes and the dark/heavy songs nin is very well known for. it's my favorite of the catalogue.
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Wow! I'm in awe of your metaphors, astounding
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Amazing, amazing there's so much in this to love (like you*) one of my favorite lines
Oxycotyn
for your wanting
Dragon feathers
*This is so rich with imagaery and sensation ....
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Thank you, as always your commentary is much appreciated.
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Your poetry is so powerful, I am just lost after all those sensations.
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i LOVE this. and i seriously got a burning in the back of my throat.
but, i was just eating pizza and hotsauce, which might account to it.
But this is really good writing.
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