she slumps– silently sober
salt streams sting, sliding south
sandpaper sighs. suffocating staccato.
society’s sommelier, sipping shame
sunken, smokescreen smiles.
sovereign of saffron slashes
scrubbing scarlet spills.
she shatters – skeleton sanctuary
stolen shoelaces. scuffling socks.
shackled specimens. solitude sisters.
secreting scheduled serotonin,
she sings – satisfaction sans salvation
stashing silver skylines
semi-resilient, semisolid, semisweet
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Grace Downey
An artist, graphic designer, creative human, and secret Margaret.
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