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Blade

For The Vocal Breakup Nonet Challenge

By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred Published 2 years ago 1 min read
Detail from the Video "Stabbed" by Glasvegas

Blade

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You Hold The Bloody Blade In Your Hand

Hourglass Leaks A Stream Of Red Sand

Flows With Fading Love And Life

End For Your Hate And Strife

My Murder, Your Goal

Slaughtered My Soul

Now We Part

My Heart

Stabbed

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  • Cathy holmes2 years ago

    Wow. This is excellent. Well done, Mike.

  • Well-wrought!

  • 𝐑𝐌𝐒2 years ago

    This has a very Romeo and Juliet vibe to it. I love the dark take on the challenge. Well done, Mike!

  • Slaughtered my soul, I especially loved that! Loved your poem!

  • Mark Graham2 years ago

    The violent tendencies of those in various kinds of relationships.

  • D.K. Shepard2 years ago

    Vividly violent! Well wrought, Mike!

  • Mariann Carroll2 years ago

    That was a painful blow ending

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